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GET STARTED DEVELOPING WITH HOLOCHAIN¶


HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS¶

 * 8GB+ RAM (16GB+ recommended)
 * 4+ cores CPU (6+ cores recommended)
 * 30GB+ available disk space
 * High Speed Internet connection


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INSTALL HOLOCHAIN ON LINUX¶


INSTALL THE NIX PACKAGE MANAGER¶

At a command line:

sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)


After installing Nix, close the terminal and open a new one.

Check that Nix is correctly installed:

nix-shell --version


You should see something like:

nix-shell (Nix) 2.6.0


Run the following commands to set up the cache:

nix-shell -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-21.11.tar.gz -p cachix --run "cachix use holochain-ci"



SCAFFOLD YOUR FIRST HOLOCHAIN APP¶

Type the following at the command line:

nix-shell https://holochain.love --run "hc scaffold example forum"


When prompted, select the UI framework you prefer.

When the project setup completes, type the following commands to run the
Holochain app:



cd forum


nix-shell --run "npm install && WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 npm start"





NEXT STEP¶

Explore the project structure of your Holochain Forum example hApp


LEARN MORE¶

 1. Dive into the Holochain Core Concepts.
 2. Read through our advanced installation guide
 3. Learn more about Rust in the Rust book.
 4. Take a look at the developer documentation.
    * SDK and API references
    * Rust HDK overview
 5. Join the discussion in the HC.dev discord.

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