> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://roudi.gitbook.io/guia-navigation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://roudi.gitbook.io/guia-navigation/using-guia/the-lore/deep-linking-global-navigation.md).

# Deep Linking / Global Navigation

Both [Navigator](/guia-navigation/using-guia/the-lore/navigator.md) and [NavHost](/guia-navigation/using-guia/the-lore/navhost.md) can be initialized before they are eventually rendered.

```kotlin
val navigator = rememberNavigator(
    initialize = { navigator -> 
        // Set an initial back stack
    }
)

val navHost = rememberNavHost(
    initialize = { navHost ->
        // Set active entry / update navigators
    }
)
```

The [sample deeplinking example](https://github.com/roudikk/compose-navigator/blob/rkk/playground-bs/sample/feature-common/src/main/java/com/roudikk/guia/sample/feature/common/deeplink/GlobalNavigator.kt) shows one way of handling deeplinking when an activity is created and when a new intent is received while the activity is already created.

{% hint style="info" %}
The [GlobalNavigator](https://github.com/roudikk/compose-navigator/blob/rkk/playground-bs/sample/feature-common/src/main/java/com/roudikk/guia/sample/feature/common/deeplink/GlobalNavigator.kt) example can also be used for global navigation. This is very handy where we want to navigate from a deeply nested area of our navigation hierarchy to another with no direct navigation link.
{% endhint %}