Celo Composer: Quick Start Guide to Building Decentralized Applications

Dec 25, 2023 | Programming

Welcome to your gateway for quickly building, deploying, and iterating decentralized applications using Celo! Here, we’ll guide you through setting up Celo Composer to help you create your dApps like a pro.

Table of Contents

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  1. About The Project
  2. Roadmap
  3. Contributing
  4. License
  5. Contact
  6. Acknowledgments

About The Project

Celo Composer provides users with the tools to quickly build, deploy, and iterate on decentralized applications. This is achieved through a series of frameworks, examples, and Celo-specific functionalities designed to accelerate your dApp development journey.

Built With

Celo Composer leverages a range of technologies to ease dApp development:

Prerequisites

  • Node (v20 or higher)
  • Git (v2.38 or higher)

Installation

The easiest way to start using Celo Composer is via the CLI tool: @celocelo-composer. This tool allows you to create dApps utilizing multiple frameworks, such as React, React Native, Flutter, and Angular. Follow these steps to get started:

Step 1: Run this command in your terminal:
npx @celocelo-composer@latest create

Step 2: Enter your Project Name when prompted:

What is your project name:

Step 3: Decide if you want to use Hardhat:

Do you want to use Hardhat? (Y/n)

Step 4: Choose whether to use a template:

Do you want to use a template?

Step 5: Select a template if you opted to use one:

- Minipay
- Valora
- Social Connect

Step 6: Provide the Project Owner’s Name:

Project Owner name:

Step 7: Wait for project creation, which might take a couple of minutes.

Step 8: Follow the instructions shown in your terminal to start your project!

Usage

Once your custom dApp has been created, install dependencies either with yarn or npm:

yarn install
yarn dev

Or with npm:

npm install
npm run dev

Voila! Your dApp is ready.

Roadmap

Keep track of proposed features and known issues by checking the open issues.

Contributing

The Celo community welcomes contributions! Dive in and start making your mark.

License

Distributed under the MIT License. For further details, see LICENSE.txt.

Contact

Troubleshooting

Even the best-laid plans can go awry. Here are some troubleshooting ideas:

  • Ensure that you have the required versions of Node and Git installed.
  • Verify your internet connectivity if commands are failing to fetch packages.
  • Check permissions if you encounter issues while trying to install dependencies.
  • If the CLI tool doesn’t work as expected, try reinstalling it.

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