Workshop Day 3

Plan for the Next Days

Principle

May 8, 2023 — 1 min read

The first two days of the workshop covered the basics of blockchains, crypto and Cardan. The third and fourth days will focus on practical aspects of building on Cardano. We will go over setting up the machine to run the Cardano infrastructure, connect it to the network, mint Cardano assets and execute a few smart contracts.

The person teaching the workshop needs to be familiar with launching Linux virtual machines on cloud providers and connecting to them through SSH. And should arrange to provide enough virtual machines so students can work in pairs.

We have had success with two cloud providers: Google Cloud and Contabo. We are not affiliated with any of these and do not receive a referral fee.

Table of Content

Plan for the day

Connecting to the Blockchain

Discuss minimum server conditions
Connect to a Linux remote machine
Install necessary software
Launch Node & Blockchain Indexer

Create a Wallet

Create an address
Discuss different keys
Fund it with Test Ada (tADA)

Mint Assets and NFTs

Mint test tokens
Mint an NFT with a picture

Launch Smart Contract

Build and Run an Always Succeeds smart contract
Lock 10 tADA in the smart contract
Redeem 10 tADA from the smart contract
Discuss what are: Datum, Redeemer and Context

Where to go Next

Available resources for developers

Objectives

Understand the basic principles of Cardano Tech stack
Develop skills and knowledge to launch a Cardano node and connect it to the blockchain
Learn how to create Cardano addresses and send Ada
Acquire knowledge of minting assets and NFTs
Learn how to use build, launch and interact with smart contracts

Note that writing smart contracts is beyond the scope of the workshop. The students will be given enough information on where to go next to learn how to write smart contracts.

References

Google Cloud

Contabo

How to Set Up a Cardano Stake Pool - Coincashew

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