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title: Using Vexo
description: A guide on installing and configuring Vexo for real-time user analytics.
---
[Vexo](https://www.vexo.co/) provides real-time user analytics for your Expo application, helping you understand how users interact with your app, identify friction points, and improve engagement.
With a two-line integration, Vexo starts collecting data automatically, giving you actionable insights to optimize your app's user experience. If needed, you can also create custom events.
## Features
1. **Complete Dashboard**
- Active Users
- Session Time
- Downloads
- OS Distribution
- Version Adoption
- Geographic Insights
- Popular Screens
2. **Session Replays**
- Watch real user sessions to understand their interactions.
3. **Heatmaps**
- Identify the most engaged areas of your app.
4. **Funnels**
- Analyze user flows and optimize conversion rates.
5. **Custom Events and Dashboard Personalization**
- Track specific user actions by creating custom events.
- Customize your dashboard to visualize key metrics.
## Getting started
1. Create an account: Sign up for a [Vexo account](https://www.vexo.co/).
2. Create a new app: You'll be prompted to create a new app. Give it a name (you can change it later), and once you submit it, you'll receive an API key.
3. Install the Vexo package: Run the following command in your project:
<Tab label="npm">
</Tab>
<Tab label="yarn">
</Tab>
4. Initialize Vexo: Add the following code in your app's entry file (for example, **index.js**, **App.js**, or **app/\_layout.tsx** if using Expo Router):
```tsx app/_layout.tsx
import { vexo } from 'vexo-analytics';
// You may want to wrap this with `if (!__DEV__) { ... }` to only run Vexo in production.
vexo('YOUR_API_KEY');
```
5. Rebuild and run your app: Since `vexo-analytics` includes native code, you need to rebuild your application.
6. Verify integration: Go to your app's page on Vexo and you should see your first event!
## Compatibility
- Expo: Vexo is compatible with [Development builds](/development/introduction/) and does not require additional configuration plugins.
- Expo Go: Not supported, as Vexo requires custom native code.
## Learn more about Vexo
To learn more about using Vexo with Expo, check out the [Vexo documentation](https://docs.vexo.co/).