Developers
Zcash Developer Resources
A builders manual for Zcash. By builders, for builders.
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Learn Zcash Development
Explore the official documentation and learn the basics of Zcash technology.
Read the DocsLearn Through Tutorials
Follow step-by-step tutorials to build on Zcash, from creating wallets to integrating Zcash into your applications.
View TutorialsSet Up Servers
Learn how to set up and run Zcash nodes or servers for development and production environments.
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Introductions
- Intro to Zcash
Learn about Zcash, its history, and its core principles.
- Intro to ZEC
Discover the use cases and benefits of ZEC, Zcash native cryptocurrency.
- Intro to the Stack
Understand the architecture and components of the Zcash stack.
Fundamentals
- Address Encoding
Learn how Zcash addresses and keys are encoded.
- Transactions
Understand how transactions work in Zcash.
- Fees
Learn about transaction fees and how they are calculated.
- Nodes (zcashd)
Set up and manage Zcash nodes using zcashd.
- Nodes (zebrad)
Explore Zebra, an alternative Zcash node implementation.
- Lightwallet Servers
Learn about lightwalletd, a lightweight Zcash wallet server.
- Block Explorers
Explore Zcash blockchains using block explorers.
Development Workflow
- Development Guidelines
Follow best practices for developing on Zcash.