# Creating a vault

In order to create a vault do the following.

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If you choose to use a Aave kandel, both assets must be listed on AAVE. As well, funds must be set to passive or active in order to make an initial mint. This is not the case with other strategies.
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The vault will then be saved in a list locally under `.save` folder for future use.