# Setup and Configuration

## Prepare for Setup

There are a few steps to getting Stardew Valley Mod Manager downloaded, installed and setup. We've tried our best to automate as much of the process as humanly possible, however, there may be the occasional moment where we require you to provide us with some information - especially if your Stardew Valley Installation is in a non standard location or if you installed Stardew Valley from a source other than Steam.

**What you'll need before you continue:**

* [ ] 100mb of available disk space for the application installation.
* [ ] An additional 40mb of available disk space for the setup download.
* [ ] Stardew Valley installed on your PC. Steam install recommended but not required.

**We also recommend the following:**

* [ ] The latest available version of SMAPI installed on your PC. [Learn more >](https://smapi.io/)
* [ ] The folder path of your Stardew Valley Installation, if a non standard installation.

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Stardew Valley Mod Manager will attempt to find your Stardew Valley installation folder, however if you have it installed in a strange location, we may need you to provide it - but don't worry, we'll tell you how to in the application and also in this guide.
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