solana60days

Learn Solana in 60 days using the RareSkills Solana Tutorial.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed. If you already have them, you can skip the respective steps.

Install Rust

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

Install yarn

corepack enable

Installation Steps

Follow these steps to set up your environment:

Install the Solana CLI

Use the stable version for consistency:

sh -c "$(curl -sSfL https://release.solana.com/stable/install)"

Install Anchor

Anchor is a framework for Solana development, similar to Hardhat.

cargo install --git https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor avm --locked --force
avm install latest
avm use latest

Initialize and Build an Anchor Program

For Mac users, name your program day_(x) instead of day(x).

anchor init day1 # or day_1 for Mac
cd day1
anchor build

Note: Building may take some time depending on your machine and internet connection.

Configure Solana for Localhost

In a new shell (not in the Anchor project directory):

solana config set --url localhost

Run the Test Validator Node

Open a new shell:

solana-test-validator

Keep the shell running the validator node open.

Sync the Program ID with the Anchor Key

Return to the shell with the Anchor project and run:

anchor keys sync

Run the Tests

Within the Anchor project:

anchor test --skip-local-validator

Note: Follow the instructions from Anchor for setting up a test wallet if needed.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues during installation, please refer to this section.

Documented Versions

This tutorial is based on:

Anchor: 0.29.0 Solana: 1.16.25 Rustc: 1.77.0-nightly

Changing Versions

For Anchor:

avm install 0.29.0
avm use 0.29.0

For Solana:

sh -c "$(curl -sSfL https://release.solana.com/1.16.25/install)"

Common Errors

If you encounter errors like:

error: package solana-program v1.18.0 cannot be built

This might be due to a Rust version mismatch. Ensure you are using Rustc version 1.72.0 or newer, or adjust your Solana program version accordingly.

Check your Solana version:

solana --version

Then update the Solana program version:

cargo update -p solana-program@1.18.0 --precise [version]

Replace [version] with the appropriate version number.

Note: Your solana-program@x.x.x version may be higher, make sure youse use the program version you're using, plus the returned Solana version from the above step.

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