Start building on Cardano
Pick where you want to start.
Want to jump into building?
Want to learn how Cardano works?
Coding with an AI agent?
The full curriculum
Seven modules, in order. Modules 1 and 2 get you transacting, 3 to 5 put your logic on-chain, 6 and 7 take an application to mainnet.
| # | Module | What you can do after it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Learn the Fundamentals | Read the ledger, plus the consensus and cryptography under it |
| 2 | Start Building | Build, sign, and submit transactions, and query the chain |
| 3 | Mint Tokens & NFTs | Mint tokens and NFTs under your own policy, with metadata wallets read |
| 4 | Staking & Governance | Delegate stake, claim rewards, and take part in CIP-1694 governance |
| 5 | Write Smart Contracts | Write, test, and deploy a validator, and know how they get attacked |
| 6 | Build a dApp | Connect a wallet, authenticate users, and bring off-chain data on-chain |
| 7 | Ship to Production | Run the infrastructure, handle keys, and clear a pre-mainnet checklist |
Module 6 also carries the applied tracks: payments, AI agents, oracles, and an Internet of Things workshop.
The rest of the portal
- Builder Tools: SDKs, APIs, explorers, and libraries, filtered by language and by what they do.
- Templates: dApp starters you scaffold in one command, plus a contract library of reference implementations by use case.
- Cardano for Ethereum developers: the model translated concept by concept from the EVM.
- Exchange integrations: deposits and withdrawals for custodial platforms.
- Operator handbook: running a node or a stake pool.
- Dev blog, the developer community, grants and funding, and the talent pool.
- Contributing: this portal is open source. If a page here is wrong or missing, send a pull request.