Popular Guides

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Getting Started

Quickstart

Get started on Aztec by installing the sandbox and playing with it

Building smart contracts

Compile a contract

Learn how to compile a smart contract and generate TypeScript bindings

Deploy a contract

Deploy a contract to a local Aztec sandbox

Testing Contracts

Write tests for your contracts and run them in the TXE

Communicate with L1

How to use portals to communicate with L1 from your contract

View all smart contract guides

JavaScript

Send a transaction

Use Aztec.JS to send a transaction by calling a function on a smart contract

Testing

Write end-to-end tests in Javascript using Aztec.JS

View all JavaScript guides

Local environment

Update your environment

Update all aspects of your Aztec environment, including the sandbox, aztec-nargo, Aztec.nr packages, and Aztec.js packages

Run more than one PXE

Test that your contracts can work with multiple interactions by running a second PXE

View all local environment guides