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title: Configure your project
description: Before writing any application that leverages the Mobile SDK for Android, you must configure your project to use the SDK.
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# Configure your project

Before writing any application that leverages the Mobile SDK for Android, you must configure your project to use the SDK.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## Procedure

1.  To include the nowsdk module in your project, add the following line to the `settings.gradle` file in your application folder:

    `include ':nowsdk'`