"set up a basic" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to establish the simplest or least complex version of something, usually as a starting point. For example, "We need to set up a basic budget for this project before we start spending money."
It has set up a basic website, mfi.co.uk, which features the familiar MFI logo.
"I started experimenting with recipes and set up a basic, free website.
We set up a basic research laboratory, postdoctoral fellowships in AIDS and support for researchers, plus education in the schools".
A demonstrator system for the electromagnetic calorimeter has been built to set up a basic system that can be interfaced to front-end electronics.
I set up a basic surveyor's transit, and within minutes my men were driving pointed stakes at designated spots and stretching cord between them.
In order to minimize judgmental bias and set up a basic database, data pertaining to these factors were compiled from 33 tunnels project with a total length of about 200 km thoroughly excavated in sedimentary rocks.
It sets up a basic dilemma: how can a militant black leader be portrayed in a way that is reasonably faithful to history and still saleable to whites?
As Ticknor and Tillinghast ([2011]) note, setting up a basic semi-immersive system roughly equals the cost and technical expertise needed to set up a new computer work station.
Within these, the plan identifies three major breakthroughs to be achieved: lower market barriers to attract investors and boost competition, setting up a basic social security package, and allowing collectively-owned land to be traded.
Setting up a basic savings account may serve as the first "test" of heirs working as a group.
"After setting up a basic test, we watched a bunch of households bulbs blink and flash, recreating Ian's performance purely in light, and confusing neighbors who saw our whole house rhythmically blinking through the windows," Adam and Sara remember.
