Developer Setup

Initialize Frontend Project

Here are some examples of popular choices:

pnpx create-next-app@latest

pnpx create vite my-aptos-app --template react-ts

Install @aptos-labs/ts-sdk

npm i @aptos-labs/ts-sdk

pnpm add @aptos-labs/ts-sdk

yarn add @aptos-labs/ts-sdk

bun add @aptos-labs/ts-sdk

Setup TS SDK

Build your app!

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Install CLI

Setup Editor or IDE

Add the following extensions to your editor of choice to make Move Development easier

Create Smart Contract

Navigate to your application folder and initialize a new smart contract by doing:

aptos move init --name my_todo_list

Build, Compile, and Deploy Smart Contract!

The developer setup for using Aptos for smart contracts is now complete. For more info see the link to the Dapp tutorial below

Install create-aptos-dapp

Run the below command to install a dApp from a template in seconds:

npx create-aptos-dapp@latest

pnpx create-aptos-dapp@latest

Follow the prompts

Follow the CLI prompts to select a name, template, and network for your new dApp.

Start building and customizing your new dApp!

Navigate to your new project and open in your favorite IDE to continue building!

Follow the generated README.md file for next steps.

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