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How to Build Your First ME Storage Network

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Core blocks

Place an ME Controller as the center of the network. Run AE2 Cable and/or Bus (or any colored ME Glass Cable, ME Covered Cable, ME Smart Cable, or ME Dense Covered Cable) from the controller to each device. Every device must touch a cable or the controller.

Attach an Energy Acceptor to the cable and feed it power. Without stored energy the network stays offline. Add an Energy Cell or Dense Energy Cell on the cable to buffer power so the network survives short outages.

Adding storage

Place an ME Drive on the cable. Craft 1k ME Storage Component, 4k ME Storage Component, 16k ME Storage Component, 64k ME Storage Component, or 256k ME Storage Component, then combine a component with a housing to make the matching ME Item Storage Cell (1k, 4k, 16k, 64k, 256k). Insert cells into the ME Drive. For fluids, use 1k ME Fluid Storage Cell through 256k ME Fluid Storage Cell in the same drive.

Use an ME Chest for a single cell without a drive. Use ME IO Port to move items between cells and the network in bulk. Connect ME Interface to expose the network to machines, and use ME Pattern Provider later for autocrafting. Right-click cables with a Certus Quartz Wrench to rotate or detach them, and place Cable Anchor or Cable Facade to tidy runs.