> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.specsolutions.eu/specsync/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.specsolutions.eu/specsync/jira/reference/command-line-reference/init-command.md).

# init

Initializes SpecSync configuration by creating a `specsync.json` configuration file based on the settings provided for the interactive questions asked by the command.

During the execution of the command, the basic configuration settings (project URL and authorization settings) can be specified. The init command verifies the connection to the Jira project specified to avoid common authentication issues.

In case of [Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication](/specsync/jira/features/general-features/server-authentication-options.md), the command also offers you to save the authentication details to the user-specific configuration file, so that the credentials are not included in the project configuration.

See [Configuration wizards](/specsync/jira/features/general-features/configuration-wizards.md) for more information about the command.

## Options

| Option                               | Description                                                                                                                                                  | Default                               |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| `-p`\|`--projectUrl` \<PROJECT‑URL>  | The project URL of the Jira project.                                                                                                                         | interactive prompt                    |
| `-c`\|`--config` \<CONFIG‑FILE‑PATH> | The full path or the folder of the configuration file being created.                                                                                         | `specsync.json` in the current folder |
| `-v`, `--verbose`                    | If specified, error messages and trace information will be displayed more in detail. Overrides `toolSettings/outputLevel` setting of the configuration file. | false                                 |

## Examples

Initialize configuration by specifying all settings interactively:

```
dotnet specsync init
```

Initialize configuration for a specific project:

```
dotnet specsync init -p https://specsyncdemo.atlassian.net/MyCalculator
```

{% content-ref url="/pages/YGXT54k7D3PR01ARt0Jy" %}
[Command line reference](/specsync/jira/reference/command-line-reference.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}