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This page walks you through your first storage network: one [[BetterStorage:Storage Core|Storage Core]], one [[BetterStorage:Storage Accessor|Storage Accessor]], a [[BetterStorage:Storage Unit|Storage Unit]] and the [[BetterStorage:Connection Pipe|pipes]] in between.

[[File:BetterStorage_Small_Network.jpg|thumb|420px|A small network: Storage Core in the middle, Storage Units and Drives around it, an Accessor and an Observer in front.]]

== Before you start ==
* Install [[UtilityConnect:Main Page|Utility Connect]] 1.0.0 next to Better Storage. Without it the server does not load the mod.
* You need a '''Workbench''' and a '''Furnace''', some '''Iron Ingots''', '''Copper Ingots''', a '''Gold Ingot''', '''Charcoal''', '''Quartzite Cobble''', '''Volcanic Cobble''', '''sand''' and plenty of '''tree logs'''.

== 1. Build the benches ==
All three are crafted at the Workbench (Crafting category).
{| class="wikitable"
! Bench !! Ingredients
|-
| [[BetterStorage:Processing Benches|Metal Press]] || 6 Iron Ingot, 2 Copper Ingot, 10 Any Tree Log
|-
| [[BetterStorage:Processing Benches|Glass Smelter]] || 4 Iron Ingot, 20 Cobblestone
|-
| [[BetterStorage:Storage Assembler|Storage Assembler I]] || 4 Iron Plate, 2 Copper Wire, 25 Any Tree Log
|}
The Storage Assembler already needs Iron Plates and Copper Wire, so build the Metal Press first.

== 2. Make the basic materials ==
* '''Iron Plate''': 1 Iron Ingot in the Metal Press.
* '''Copper Coil''' and '''Iron Coil''': 1 ingot each at the Workbench.
* '''Copper Wire''': 1 Copper Coil in the Metal Press gives 4 wire.
* '''Copper Plate''' and '''Copper Foil''': Copper Ingot in the Metal Press gives a plate, a plate gives 2 foil.
* '''Gold Foil''': Gold Ingot → Gold Plate → 2 Gold Foil, all in the Metal Press.
* '''Graphite''': 4 Charcoal in the Metal Press.
* '''Glass''': Quartzite Cobble → Quartz (Metal Press) → 8 Quartz Powder (Metal Press), then 1 Quartz Powder + 1 sand in the Glass Smelter.
* '''Sulfur''' and '''Sulfuric Acid''': 8 Volcanic Cobble give 1 Sulfur in the Glass Smelter. 2 Sulfur and 1 Glass give 1 Sulfuric Acid.

All recipes are listed on [[BetterStorage:Materials|Materials]].

== 3. Craft the network parts ==
At the Storage Assembler:
{| class="wikitable"
! Part !! Ingredients !! Category
|-
| Circuit Board || 1 Iron Plate, 2 Copper Foil, 1 Sulfuric Acid || Components
|-
| Resistor (×2) || 1 Graphite, 1 Copper Wire || Components
|-
| Processor || 1 Circuit Board, 1 Gold Foil, 2 Resistor || Components
|-
| Memory Module I || 1 Iron Coil, 4 Copper Wire || Components
|-
| [[BetterStorage:Storage Core|Storage Core]] || 1 Processor, 1 Memory Module I, 6 Iron Plate || Storage System
|-
| [[BetterStorage:Storage Accessor|Storage Accessor]] || 1 Circuit Board, 2 Glass, 2 Copper Wire, 2 Iron Plate || Storage System
|-
| [[BetterStorage:Storage Unit|Storage Unit]] || 4 Iron Plate, 4 Any Tree Log, 1 Copper Wire || Storage System
|-
| [[BetterStorage:Connection Pipe|Connection Pipe]] (×8) || 3 Copper Flat Plate, 1 Iron Coil, 2 Glass || Storage System
|}
Copper Flat Plates come from the Furnace: 3 Copper Plates make one.

== 4. Place and connect ==
# Place the Storage Core, the Storage Accessor and one or more Storage Units.
# Join them with Connection Pipes. Blocks only connect through pipes: a Storage Unit right next to the core is '''not''' connected until a pipe touches both.
# Place only '''one''' Storage Core per network. With none or with two, the network does not work.

See [[BetterStorage:Storage Network|Storage Network]] for the rules.

== 5. Use the terminal ==
Use the Storage Accessor to open the [[BetterStorage:Terminal|terminal]].
* Click '''Store inventory''' to move everything from your inventory into the network. Your hotbar and armor stay where they are.
* Click an item in the network to take a stack, right-click to take half a stack.
* Click a Workbench in your inventory panel to put it into the Storage Core. Its recipes now show up in the crafting column and use the materials stored in the network. See [[BetterStorage:Crafting from the Network|Crafting from the Network]].

== Next steps ==
* More room: a [[BetterStorage:Storage Drive|Storage Drive]] with [[BetterStorage:Storage Cells|Storage Cells]] holds far more than Storage Units.
* Status at a glance: a [[BetterStorage:Storage Observer|Storage Observer]].
* Far away from home: a [[BetterStorage:Loading Mechanism|Loading Mechanism]] keeps the network loaded.
* Bigger cells need an upgraded [[BetterStorage:Storage Assembler|Storage Assembler]] and the [[BetterStorage:Ores|ores of the Devastated Lands]].

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