Introduction
In this tutorial, you will learn to create a custom "Proof Of Existence" blockchain using the Substrate blockchain development framework.
This tutorial is aimed at someone who has never touched Substrate before, and wants to get a basic and quick understanding of what Substrate is all about. We will not be going into depth about the intricacies of developing on Substrate, but will hopefully satisfy your curiosity so that you will continue this journey.
This tutorial should take you about 1 hour to complete. We will be using the Rust programming language and ReactJS, but you do not need to know these to be able to complete this guide. We will provide you with working code snippets and explain what all the code does at a high level.
We only expect that:
- You are generally familiar with software development and using the terminal.
- You are generally familiar with blockchains and smart contract platforms.
- You are open to learning about the bleeding edge of blockchain development.
It is important to emphasize again that Substrate is truly a bleeding edge framework. It is moving fast, and as a result, may sometimes break or cause issues. If you run into an issue on this tutorial, we are here to help!
You can create a new issue or contact us directly on Riot.
What you will be doing
Before we even get started, let's layout what we are going to do over the course of this tutorial. We will:
- Set up your computer to be able to develop on Substrate.
- Use a template project to start running Substrate right away.
- Modify this template project to add our own custom logic.
- Modify a front-end template to interact with your brand new blockchain.
Sound reasonable? Good, then let's begin!