# Profiles

## Profiles Introduction

Profiles control how a Virtual Environment appears to external services. Like a standard environment, a profile can define an egress and language settings that shape attribution. If you select a profile during environment creation, Replica uses the profile's egress automatically.

Profiles also record activity in a shared history. This can include profile creation, environment connections, recordings, notes, and screenshots. The history helps you maintain a consistent profile over time, even across multiple operators.

Profiles are assigned to a user or group. By default, the profile is assigned to the person who creates it. You can change that later from the profile details page. Any Virtual Environment created with that profile inherits the profile assignment and egress.

Profiles also provide an in-environment overlay with helpful context such as name, time, weather, and news, along with tools like notes, broadcast chat, and SMS messaging.

## Create a Profile

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#### Open the New Profile page

On the **Profiles** page, click **Create** in the upper-right corner.
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#### Enter profile details and create

Enter the profile details, then click **Create New Profile**.

* **Name**: The identity name you want to emulate.
* **Egress Name**: The VPN used by the profile. You can choose from the egresses assigned to you by your administrator. **Egress Location** shows where traffic exits to the internet.
* **Profile Picture** *(optional)*: An image representing the identity. One option for anonymous generated images is [thispersondoesnotexist.com](https://www.thispersondoesnotexist.com/).
* **Description**: A short summary of the persona. Describe who they are and what they do.
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## Managing Profiles

### Viewing Profiles

Open **Profiles** from the left-hand menu to see all available profiles. Click **Details** on a profile card to open the profile details panel.

### Viewing Profile Details

The profile details page shows the egress, profile description, and activity history. If the profile is not yet associated with a Virtual Environment, the history only shows the profile creation event.

### Viewing Profile Activity History

Once you associate a profile with a Virtual Environment and begin using it, more events appear in the history. If playback is enabled, session recordings are included and can support auditing or knowledge transfer.

### Assigning Profiles

To assign the profile to a different user or group, click the edit button in the **Assignee** section.

### Deleting Profiles

To delete a profile, click **Delete Profile** on the profile card, then confirm the action.

## Associating a Virtual Environment with a Profile

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#### Create a Virtual Environment with the profile

Create a new Virtual Environment and select the profile you just created. When you choose a profile, the egress location option disappears because the profile controls those settings.
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#### Verify association

After the environment starts, confirm the profile association from the profile column and location details.
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