# Missing secrets.json file in the root

**URL:** <https://xrp.discourse.group/t/missing-secrets-json-file-in-the-root/60>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 16, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://xrp.discourse.group/t/missing-secrets-json-file-in-the-root/60 "2023-09-16T00:34:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@andy](https://xrp.discourse.group/u/andy)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://xrp.discourse.group/t/missing-secrets-json-file-in-the-root/60/1 "2023-09-16T00:34:31Z")

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I have just got my first XRP built and running! I ran the update and am now running MP 1.2.0. I also experienced the hang after the final update as Cara Hedadorn described.

I want to enable the web server. However, there are no files in the Root. Should there be? I am wondering if that final update somehow messed up the Root folder. Also, is there a way through the IDE to create a .json file? Or, should I create it in VS Code and then copy it into the Root

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**Author:** ![SparkFro](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/xrp.discourse.group/sparkfro/32/12_2.png) [@SparkFro](https://xrp.discourse.group/u/SparkFro)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://xrp.discourse.group/t/missing-secrets-json-file-in-the-root/60/2 "2023-09-16T14:16:24Z")

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As of right now, `secrets.json` is not created on the XRP when installing XRPLib, so your installation is most likely fine. I would suggest downloading the [template secrets file here](https://github.com/Open-STEM/XRP_MicroPython/blob/main/secrets.json), and upload that into the root directory of the XRP, then modify whatever values you need.

Note that if `secrets.json` is not present, or it’s malformed, you can still have the XRP create it’s own access point that will have a default SSID `XRP_1` and password `remote.xrp` by calling [`Webserver.start_network()`](https://open-stem.github.io/XRP_MicroPython/api.html#XRPLib.webserver.Webserver.start_network)

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**Author:** ![andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@andy](https://xrp.discourse.group/u/andy)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://xrp.discourse.group/t/missing-secrets-json-file-in-the-root/60/3 "2023-09-16T18:49:37Z")

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Great, thanks very much. I will create the file directly.