Ethercat Setup help needed for beginner

Hi,
i am verry new to LinuxCNC and want to build a machine. The Axis will be made with Stepperonline A6 Servos with ethercat. But i´m stuck at the ethercat configuration, as I basically dont know anything about it. All i know is that i need an .hal, .ini, .xml and .conf file. I have already installed the ethercat drivers with the guide from rodw and can set the preop/ini mode via the Ethercat slave ... command. What do i do next? I have opended and created a machine, with the axis sim preset, now with the folders in my home directory. How do i create the needed files and integrate them, so it works? I have looked through multiple topics on the forum, but cant get any wiser with them. As I said, total beginner. Any step by step help much appreciated.

Thanks.
Spezi