MODULE 03 · INCLUDED IN FOUNDATIONS

Set up the rig

What this module is

Hardware, software, accounts and the folder structure. Get this right once and every later module is a file you drop into place.

What you'll build

A working rig at one of three hardware tiers (your own GPU PC, laptop + cloud APIs, or a rented cloud GPU)
Your accounts and keys: Kick developer app, Anthropic API, TTS
The project layout with secrets kept out of code

Lessons

01Hardware tiers
02Software list
03Accounts and keys
04Project layout

Checkpoint

OBS opens, VTube Studio shows your avatar, Python imports the Anthropic package, and your Kick client credentials are in .env.

Hardware tiers and what each costs per month

This section contains the full written walkthrough for this part of the module.

It includes the step-by-step instructions, the settings to change, and the reasoning behind each choice.

Screenshots and short clips show exactly what the screen should look like at every stage.

The commands and configuration files are provided in full so you can copy them directly.

Common failure points are listed with the fix for each one, in the order you are likely to hit them.

A short recap closes the section with the one thing that must be working before you move on.

Everything here is tested on the reference build before it is published to the program.

Locked

Included in Foundations

Unlock with Foundations — $847

The software list with versions and settings

This section contains the full written walkthrough for this part of the module.

It includes the step-by-step instructions, the settings to change, and the reasoning behind each choice.

Screenshots and short clips show exactly what the screen should look like at every stage.

The commands and configuration files are provided in full so you can copy them directly.

Common failure points are listed with the fix for each one, in the order you are likely to hit them.

A short recap closes the section with the one thing that must be working before you move on.

Everything here is tested on the reference build before it is published to the program.

Locked

Included in Foundations

Unlock with Foundations — $847

Creating the Kick developer app: scopes and OAuth

This section contains the full written walkthrough for this part of the module.

It includes the step-by-step instructions, the settings to change, and the reasoning behind each choice.

Screenshots and short clips show exactly what the screen should look like at every stage.

The commands and configuration files are provided in full so you can copy them directly.

Common failure points are listed with the fix for each one, in the order you are likely to hit them.

A short recap closes the section with the one thing that must be working before you move on.

Everything here is tested on the reference build before it is published to the program.

Locked

Included in Foundations

Unlock with Foundations — $847

The project layout and the .env file

This section contains the full written walkthrough for this part of the module.

It includes the step-by-step instructions, the settings to change, and the reasoning behind each choice.

Screenshots and short clips show exactly what the screen should look like at every stage.

The commands and configuration files are provided in full so you can copy them directly.

Common failure points are listed with the fix for each one, in the order you are likely to hit them.

A short recap closes the section with the one thing that must be working before you move on.

Everything here is tested on the reference build before it is published to the program.

Locked

Included in Foundations

Unlock with Foundations — $847