Technical requirements

Here’s what you will need to get started with the NEAR blockchain.

Prerequisites

To develop a smart contract, you will need to install Node.js. If you want to use Rust as your main language, then you’ll need to install rustup as well.

You’ll also need the following:

• Node.js: Download and install Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
• Rust and Wasm:
  1. Follow these instructions for setting up Rust: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch01-01-installation.html.
  2. Then, add the wasm32-unknown-unknown toolchain, which enables compiling Rust to WebAssembly (Wasm) – https://webassembly.org/– the low-level language used by the NEAR platform:

     # Installing Rust in Linux and MacOS
     curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
     source $HOME/.cargo/env
     # Add the wasm toolchain
     rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown

Next, we must set up the environment with the required installations.

Installation...