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Solana Foundations

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Solana Foundations

Understand how Solana works, use the CLI confidently, and build your first clear mental model of accounts and transactions.

7 lessonsBuild real comfort with the Solana runtime, the CLI, and the transaction model before moving into Rust or Anchor.
Overview

Solana Foundations

Build real comfort with the Solana runtime, the CLI, and the transaction model before moving into Rust or Anchor.

Setup

Solana Development Environment Setup

Install the Solana CLI, configure devnet, manage keypairs, and verify your local workflow end to end.

Exercise

Accounts and Lamports Exploration

Create wallets, inspect balances, move SOL on devnet, and understand the account model step by step.

Theory

Understanding Solana Transactions

Learn what a transaction really is, who signs it, how instructions fit together, and how confirmation works.

Theory

Understanding Solana Architecture

Learn how leaders, validators, PoH, Sealevel, and propagation work together when a transaction moves through the network.

Project

Program Interaction Toolkit

Build a small toolkit with @solana/kit to inspect accounts, read balances, and send a real transaction.

Challenge

Solana Foundations Capstone

Inspect live devnet state, send a transfer, verify the result in Explorer, and explain exactly what changed.

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