Set up your Environment

Overview

Setting up your development environment for IoTeX involves choosing the right Web3 tools and frameworks to streamline your workflow.

Popular options include Hardhat, Truffle, and Brownie. These frameworks offer robust Dapp testing, deployment, and debugging capabilities. Once you are ready to deploy your smart contracts to the testnet or mainnet, you simply need to change the RPC endpoint in your tools configuration.

→ See IoTeX RPC Endpoints (full-node)

→ See IoTeX RPC Endpoints (archive-node)

Below is a list of popular development tools for EVM Dapp development. Each of these tools offers unique features and functionalities that can help streamline your Dapp development workflow.

For detailed tutorials and guides on building and deploying smart contracts on IoTeX → visit the Build section of our documentation.

Development Frameworks

1. Hardhat: A flexible and extensible framework that helps developers compile, deploy, test, and debug their Ethereum software.

2. Truffle: A development environment, testing framework, and asset pipeline for Ethereum, aimed at making life as an Ethereum developer easier.

3. Brownie: A Python-based development and testing framework for smart contracts targeting the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

4. Foundry (Forge): A fast, portable, and modular toolkit for Ethereum application development. Forge is the command-line tool for Foundry, providing robust smart contract development and testing capabilities.

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

1. IoTeX Dev Portal: the one-stop-shop for any IoTeX Developer. Claim test tokens, deploy tokens and explore the DePIN sandbox from a simple web interface.

2. Remix: A web-based IDE for writing, compiling, testing, and deploying smart contracts.

Libraries and SDKs

1. Web3.js: A JavaScript library that allows you to interact with the Ethereum blockchain using HTTP, IPC, or WebSocket.
2. Ethers.js: A complete and compact library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain and its ecosystem.
3. MetaMask SDK: Provides tools and APIs for building DApps with MetaMask, enabling seamless integration and enhanced functionalities.

Testing Tools

1. EthTester: A tool suite for testing Ethereum-based applications.
2. Foundry (Anvil): A local Ethereum node implemented in Rust, similar to Ganache, for fast and reliable testing.

Debugging Tools

1. Tenderly: A monitoring, debugging, and analytics platform for Ethereum smart contracts.
2. Solhint: A linter for Solidity code that helps identify and fix issues in smart contracts.

Wallets

1. → Check out the wallets section