For Stellar Developers

Find all the documentation, tools, tutorials, and support you need to build your big ideas. Get started with Soroban smart contracts or dive into Stellar network.

Developer Blueprints for Success

Get a strong foundational knowledge of the ecosystem, and learn how to build on Soroban, our Smart Contract Program designed to maximize opportunities for innovation on Stellar.

Stellar Docs

Explore what makes Stellar... Stellar!

Stellar Consensus Protocol

Read the whitepaper to gain an understanding of how the SCP blockchain operates.

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Learn about the Stellar Stack

Visit the Stellar documentation repository.

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Learn about Testnet and Pubnet

Gain an understanding of how to test and deploy safely.

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Advanced Smart Contract Tutorials

Read documentation on how to build essential Smart Contract functions.

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Smart Contract Docs

Get started with Soroban Smart Contracts

Set up your local environment

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Create your first Soroban contract

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How-to Guides

A library of how-to guides focused on specific topics related to smart contract development.

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Advanced Smart Contract Tutorials

Read documentation on how to build essential Smart Contract functions.

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More Resources

Level up your Learning

RPCiege

Get ready for an adrenaline-pumped, mind-blowing Soroban developer experience where you're not just playing a game, you're rewriting history with…

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Stellar Quest: Gamified Learning

It’s not just a tutorial, it’s a game. Have some fun learning to build world-class apps with Stellar Quest.

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Fast, Cheap and Out of Control

Leverage Soroban in arcade-like learning challenges.

Tools

Tools to unlock success

We want your app to thrive. Explore comprehensive sets of tools for building and managing applications to grow your app and drive adoption.

Discord

Join the conversation on the Stellar Discord, ask questions, and post some memes.

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Stellar Expert

Explore the ledger with this Stellar network block explorer and data tool.

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The Lab

Get real-time metrics on Stellar’s public network and testnet.

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Wallets

Make use of wallets that help your users interact with the Stellar network.

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Asset Issuance Sandbox

A sandbox for businesses to experiment with asset issuance on the Stellar testnet network.

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Node Monitoring

View the validators and connections that make up the network.

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Funding

Accelerate your Project

The Stellar Development Foundation offers grants and funding to projects building on and contributing to the growth of both the Stellar network and Soroban, Stellar’s native smart contracts platform. Explore our grants and award programs and see if you’re eligible to apply today.

Community Resources

Connect with the community

Get involved with the Stellar developer community. Interact with other Stellar devs, keep up with ecosystem standards and learn about upcoming workshops and events.

LinkedIn

Updates and news with a focus on business applications and partnerships, along with articles and thought leadership pieces from industry experts.

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Stack Exchange

You got questions, we got answers. Find them here on our Q&A site for devs and users of the Stellar network.

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Twitter

Follow the Stellar Development Foundation on Twitter for the latest updates, news, and community highlights.

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Stellar GitHub

Unleash the Stellar network’s full potential by visiting our active hub of innovation on GitHub, the internet’s premier developer repository.

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Blogs and Events

The latest, for you

Article

Stellar Development Foundation

Protocol 20 Upgrade Guide

Protocol upgrade

Soroban

Your go-to guide for upgrading to Protocol 20, which introduces support for Soroban smart contracts to Stellar.

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Article

Tomer Weller

The Stellar Network’s Phased Rollout of Smart Contracts: The Road to Mainnet

Soroban

Smart contracts

Developers

Protocol upgrade

The release of a full suite of software that supports Protocol 20, which will bring Soroban smart contracts to Stellar is available. With the…

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Article

Bri Wylde

Protocol 20: Preparing for Smart Contracts on Stellar

Smart Contracts

Developers

Discover the upcoming Protocol 20 upgrade on the Stellar network, introducing Soroban smart contracts. Learn about the development process, impact on…

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Start Building

Ready, Set, Build

The Stellar Network Docs

These docs aim first to teach you the fundamentals to help you build on the Stellar network. We’ll walk you through how to set up for each use case,…

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Smart Contract Docs

Learn how to create highly secure and customizable blockchain applications and products on Soroban that automate business processes and transactions.

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