Setting up Your Local Development Environment

Follow this guide to install all the dependencies required to build Solana programs.

Install Rust

You need Rust because Solana smart contracts are written in Rust and compiled to eBPF, which the Solana runtime can execute.

You can skip this step if you already have Rust installed.

Run the command below to install Rust:

shell

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

If you’re using a Windows machine, consider these alternative methods for installing Rust.

Run the command below to set up the Rust environment by adding Cargo’s bin directory to your shell’s PATH:

shell

. "$HOME/.cargo/env"

Confirm successful installation by running:

shell

rustc --version

You need the Solana CLI to develop, test, deploy, and interact with Solana programs and accounts directly from your terminal.

Run the command below to install the Solana CLI:

shell

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

Run the command below to add the Solana CLI tools to your system’s executable search path for the current shell session:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/share/solana/install/active_release/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/share/solana/install/active_release/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc

Restart your terminal by running:

source ~/.bashrc

source ~/.zshrc

Confirm your installation by running the command below:

shell

solana --version