Get started with Hedera

Name: Hedera
Price range: $

For developers

Learn how to start building on Hedera, join the developer community, and contribute to the codebase.

Quickstart

Join the testnet and set up your development environment using a variety of language-specific SDKs.

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Tutorials

Go further with step-by-step tutorials: Deploy a Solidity smart contract, create an NFT, write verifiable data to Hedera, and more.

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Open Source Demos

It’s time to build. Open source demo applications built on Hedera offer a richer picture of what can be developed on the network.

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Developer Discord

Join the developer Discord for support from other members of the developer community and expert Developer Advocates at Swirlds Labs.

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Virtual Meetups

Join monthly meetups to learn from the experts and developer community about the latest features, standards, open-source tooling, and applications.

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Starter projects

Reduce your development time by getting set up in a starter project using familiar frameworks.

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For HBAR enthusiasts

Learn about HBAR, the Hedera network, and Hedera-powered applications and use cases. Join the community, set up a wallet, and view supported exchanges.

Wallets

Create an account for free, buy HBAR, manage your assets, and connect into the Hedera dapp ecosystem through a browser, mobile, or desktop wallet.

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Exchanges & OTC

Purchase HBAR for application development or to use for transaction fees and payment in permissionless applications built on Hedera.

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Telegram Community

Join the HBAR Foundation's Telegram to discuss HBAR and Hedera ecosystem applications with other enthusiasts.

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What is Hedera?

Hedera is an open source, carbon-negative, public network that uses hashgraph consensus. It was built to power applications for the decentralized economy.

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