> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.chamberfi.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.chamberfi.com/manage/create-a-vault.md). # Create a vault Anyone can create a vault on Chamber. The flow takes a few minutes: pick a chain, set your fees, choose which assets the vault can hold, and publish. You'll be the manager; the vault holds depositor funds in its own contract, and the [Guard System](/security/guard-system.md) enforces what you can and cannot do with them. ## Before you start You need: * A connected wallet on the chain you want to deploy on. * A small amount of the chain's native token for the deployment transaction (e.g. ETH on Arbitrum, POL on Polygon). * Decisions on: vault name and symbol, fee structure, and which assets you want to trade. You do **not** need to decide your full strategy before creating the vault. Fees, enabled assets, and permissions can all be changed later. Fee changes have a [14-day announcement period](/manage/fees-performance.md), enabled-asset changes take effect immediately. ## 1. Pick a chain From the [Chamber app](https://chamberfi.com/), click **Manage** in the top nav. This opens **Start Your Manager Journey**, where you'll see a card for each supported chain showing what that chain supports: Spot, Lending, Leverage, LP, or Perps. See [Chain capabilities](/manage/chain-capabilities.md) for the full matrix. ![Start Your Manager Journey: chain selection](/files/Wcb8FzD76cJqSAaxRcw6) Picking a chain opens a confirmation modal to start the vault creation flow. The chain you pick here is fixed for the life of the vault. ## 2. Vault info ![Step 1: Vault Info](/files/gd2tDzGgFp4mtDWM69Gp) Fill in the basics. * **Vault Name.** The public-facing name depositors see. **Permanent:** stored onchain and cannot be changed later. * **Vault Symbol.** The ticker for your vault token (the receipt token depositors receive). Manager-chosen. Keep it short and recognisable. **Permanent:** also stored onchain and cannot be changed later. * **Manager Name.** Your public manager name. Used across the app and analytics. * **Manager Address.** Defaults to your connected wallet. This is the address that can change vault settings. Treat it like a treasury key. * **Privacy.** **Public** = anyone can deposit. **Private** = only whitelisted addresses can deposit. See [Permissions & access](/manage/permissions-access.md). * **Performance Fee.** 0–50%. Charged on profits above high-water mark. * **Management Fee.** 0–3% per year. Charged continuously on assets under management. * **Entry Fee.** 0–2%. Charged on deposits. * **Exit Fee.** 0–2%. Charged on withdrawals. Chamber takes 10% of your manager fees as a protocol fee. The displayed rate is what depositors pay; you receive 90% of it. See [Fees & performance](/manage/fees-performance.md) for worked examples and the fee-change announcement rules. ## 3. Assets ![Step 2: Assets](/files/wpq91GfudsKzcJm95ll2) Pick which assets your vault can hold and trade. Assets are grouped by category: * **Crypto:** spot tokens (WETH, WBTC, etc.). * **Stablecoins:** USDC, USDT, DAI, and similar. * **Lending:** aToken / cToken-style positions on Aave, Compound, and equivalents. * **Leverage:** [Toros](/ecosystem/toros-finance.md) leveraged tokens (e.g. BTCBULL2X, SOLBULL3X). * **Liquidity Provision:** LP positions on supported DEXes. * **Yield:** yield-bearing positions (Pendle, staked assets). * **System:** internal tokens used by Chamber integrations. Some tokens are only available as wrapped variants (WETH, WBTC). Native ETH and native BTC aren't held directly. A vault can enable a **maximum of 12 assets**. Default-enabled assets depend on the chain (on Arbitrum, USDC, WBTC, and WETH are pre-selected). You can change the set of enabled assets later from vault settings without an announcement period. Enable new assets at any time (up to the 12-asset cap), or disable assets you no longer want, **as long as the vault doesn't currently hold any of that asset**. Close the position first, then disable. See [Permissions & access](/manage/permissions-access.md) for the full mechanic. Choose a tight set to start. Smaller sets are easier for depositors to reason about, and **each enabled asset adds gas cost to every deposit, withdrawal, and NAV calculation**, so keep it to the assets you actually plan to trade. ## 4. Preview and create ![Step 3: Preview](/files/SSKX93fjZaIDltzfxmJY) Review everything. The preview also surfaces: > *Deposit is locked for 24 hours after deposit.* This is a flash-loan protection measure that applies to **every** depositor, including you. Only the first 24 hours after each individual deposit are locked. Top-ups extend the remaining lockup proportionally rather than resetting it. See [Deposit → Lockup & withdrawals](/deposit/lockup-withdrawals.md). Click **Create Vault** and confirm the transaction in your wallet. Once it's mined, your vault is live and accepts deposits immediately. ## After creation Your vault is running, but it's empty and untraded. Typical next steps: * [**Seed it**](/deposit/deposit.md)**.** Managers usually deposit first to bootstrap. * [**Delegate a trader wallet**](/manage/trader-delegation.md) if you plan to trade via an API bot or automated strategy. * [**Trade manually**](/manage/trading.md) from the app UI. ## What's permanent vs. changeable Most settings can be changed after creation. A few cannot. **Permanent, set once at creation:** * **Chain.** A vault can't be moved from (say) Arbitrum to Base. Create a new vault on the target chain instead. * **Vault name and symbol.** Both are stored onchain and cannot be changed. * **Vault contract address.** Fixed at deployment. * **Denomination asset.** Always USD for every Chamber vault. See [Denomination asset](/manage/denomination-asset.md). **Changeable after creation:** fees (with a [14-day announcement](/manage/fees-performance.md) on increases), [enabled assets](/manage/permissions-access.md), [privacy](/manage/permissions-access.md), the [trader](/manage/trader-delegation.md), [deposit limits](/manage/permissions-access.md#deposit-limits), and the manager address (see below). ## Changing the manager address The manager address, the wallet that can change vault settings, claim fees, and represent the vault on governance, can be rotated from vault settings. **This is non-recoverable if you paste the wrong address.** There's no undo and no support ticket that fixes it. Whoever controls the destination address controls the vault. Double-check the address, ideally on a second device. Use cases: moving from a hot wallet to a hardware wallet, rotating after a suspected compromise, handing a vault to a new manager.