> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.arcbeam.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Setting Up Projects
> Organize and monitor your LLM applications with Arcbeam projects
When you first run Arcbeam, a default project is automatically created. You can connect your Postgres integration to this project right away, or create new projects to track specific LLM applications.
## What Are Projects?
Track application traces, costs, and performance
Enforce governance rules on the data being used
Separate traces by application, environment, or team
You can use the default project immediately or create new ones to organize your monitoring by application, environment, or team.
## Locate Your Project ID
To use a project in your application, you'll need its project ID:
Navigate to the **Projects** page in the Arcbeam UI.
Find your project in the list and copy its ID from the **Default Project** row.
Add the project ID when initializing the Arcbeam connector:
```python theme={null}
connector = ArcbeamLangConnector(
base_url="http://platform.arcbeam.ai",
api_key="your-api-key",
project_id="f60a7195-665f-4014-8bb3-805ae4337aa9", # Your project ID
)
```
## Next Steps
Start sending traces from your application using the project ID
Link your vector databases to track document usage
Monitor application activity in the project dashboard
Enforce compliance and governance rules on your data