Install Dependencies
●Install Solana CLI: The Solana Command-Line Interface (CLI) is used to interact with the Solana blockchain, including deploying programs, managing accounts, etc. Required version: v1.18.26.
●Install Anchor Framework: A framework used to simplify Solana program development, providing higher-level abstractions. Required version: v1.29.0.
●Install SPL Token CLI: A command-line tool used to manage tokens on Solana.
In your terminal, run the following command to install SPL Token CLI:
Make sure the versions of Solana and Anchor match the required versions!
Create a Solana Account
Before performing any operations on Solana, you must have a Solana account. Use the solana-keygen grind command to create an account starting with HQ, making the address format easy to recognize:
After running this command, a Solana account starting with HQ will be generated in the current directory (e.g., HQA1oewYPjTK7aSzG9PNp4uHNjm3xaK6svmCqHAJ8xRQ.json), storing the account’s private key information in a 64-byte format.
Set Up Solana Development Environment
Set the Solana CLI to use the newly created account as the default account and configure the Solana network environment to Devnet.
Get Devnet Test Tokens
To pay for Solana transaction fees, we need to request Devnet test SOL.