Protocols

These tutorials provide a basic introduction to the protocols supported by Chainstack, enabling you to instantly dive into the world of Web3 development.

This section collects hands-on tutorials across every protocol supported by Chainstack. Each guide is self-contained and walks through a concrete build — deploying a contract, monitoring on-chain activity, bridging assets, or integrating a SDK — using a Chainstack RPC node.

How to use these tutorials

1. Pick a protocol from the left pane (Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Base, Arbitrum, TON, and many more).
2. Deploy a node for that protocol on Chainstack and grab its HTTPS or WSS endpoint.
3. Drop the endpoint into the tutorial’s code sample and run it.

What you’ll find

• EVM chains — smart contract deployment with Hardhat, Truffle, Foundry, and Remix; ERC‑20, ERC‑721, and ERC‑1155 walkthroughs; bridging and L2 messaging examples.
• Non‑EVM chains — TON jettons and NFTs, Solana program interaction, Aptos modules, Starknet contracts, NEAR upgrades, Tezos in LIGO.
• On‑chain analytics — pending block analysis, event monitoring, mempool watching, DEX price fetching, and validator metrics.
• Protocol upgrades — deep dives into Dencun, Lorentz, Granite, and other recent hardforks with runnable examples.

New to Web3 development? Start with Ethereum: Academic certificates with Truffle or Base: Deploy an ERC‑721 contract with Hardhat for a gentle on‑ramp.