# Creating a Repository Step 1: From the **WriteupsDB** module home page, click **New Repository**.

Step 2: Fill out the provided fields.

1. **Repository Name**: Describes the repository and is displayed on the repository card from the **Repositories** tab. 2. **Writeup ID Prefix**: A three-character value that is unique to this repository. The Section ID Prefix value informs the future relationship of all sections created within the repository to a specific repository. Once assigned to a particular repository with the prefix, sections will automatically increment as they are added. An error message will display if the prefix already exists after clicking the **Create** button.
3. **Description**: Describes the repository in 350 characters or less. The number of characters remaining in the description is presented at the bottom right of the box.
4. **Repository Access**: Defines what [users and roles can access](https://docs.plextrac.com/plextrac-documentation/product-documentation/content-library/types-of-repositories) the writeups in this repository. Step 3: Click **Create**.

A notification confirms the action and the repository will appear as a card on the **Repositories** tab.