Solana Official Docs

• Learn Solana Development https://docs.solana.com/developers
  • Programs
  • Transactions
  • Accounts
  • Building Programs
  • Hello World
• Running a Validator https://docs.solana.com/running-validator
• JSON RPC API https://docs.solana.com/developing/clients/jsonrpc-api
• Programming Model https://docs.solana.com/developing/programming-model/overview
• Create an SPL Token https://spl.solana.com/token
• Wallet Adapter Libraries: https://github.com/solana-labs/wallet-adapter/blob/master/PACKAGES.md
• Architecture https://docs.solana.com/cluster/overview
• Add Solana to Your Exchange https://docs.solana.com/integrations/exchange
• Solana Terminology https://docs.solana.com/terminology
• Solana Ecosystem https://solana.com/ecosystem

SOL Dev Faucets (non-Mainnet)

SPL Token/SOL Airdrop Faucet – Devnet/Testnet/Localnet – sol and dummy token https://spl-token-faucet.com/

Sol Faucet https://solfaucet.com/

Solana Cookbook

• Installation (Web3/Solana) https://solanacookbook.com/getting-started/installation.html
• Local Development https://solanacookbook.com/references/local-development.html
• How to generate a new Keypair https://solanacookbook.com/references/keypairs-and-wallets.html
• Accounts https://solanacookbook.com/core-concepts/accounts.html#facts
• Programs https://solanacookbook.com/core-concepts/programs.html#facts
• Transactions https://solanacookbook.com/core-concepts/transactions.html#facts
• Program Derived Addresses (PDAs) https://solanacookbook.com/core-concepts/pdas.html#facts
• Get Program Accounts https://solanacookbook.com/guides/get-program-accounts.html#facts
• Serializing Data https://solanacookbook.com/guides/serialization.html
• Debugging Solana Programs https://solanacookbook.com/guides/debugging-solana-programs.html#facts
• Solana Web3 Wallet Adapter Tutorial https://github.com/solana-labs/wallet-adapter/blob/master/APP.md

Solana Playground

• Develop, deploy and test Solana programs in the browser. https://beta.solpg.io/

Anchor: Smart Contract Framework

• Intro to Programming on Solana https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/intro-to-solana
• Install Anchor, Rust and Solana https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/installation
• Getting Started: Hello World https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/hello-world
• High-level Overview https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/high-level-overview
• The Accounts Struct https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/the-accounts-struct
• The Program Module https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/the-program-module
• Starter project: Tic-Tac-Toe https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/tic-tac-toe
• Anchor CLI https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/cli
• Anchor github repo – coral-xyz/anchor https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor
• Anchor Tutorials in github https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor/tree/master/examples/tutorial

Solana Program Library

• https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-program-library

Crate Solana Program

• https://docs.rs/solana-program/latest/solana_program/index.html#
• https://docs.rs/solana-program/latest/solana_program/all.html

Solana Stack Exchange

• https://solana.stackexchange.com/?utm_source=solana.com

Setting up a Local Solana dev environment and CLI Wallet

• Install the Solana Tool Suite – https://docs.solana.com/cli/install-solana-cli-tools
• Create a CLI Wallet – https://docs.metaplex.com/guides/cli-wallet

Solana Deploy cheatsheet

• https://hackmd.io/@raza/deploy15

Create Solana App

• https://github.com/solana-developers/create-solana-app

Solscan

• Docs https://docs.solscan.io/
• Account details https://docs.solscan.io/transaction-details/account
• Transaction details https://docs.solscan.io/transaction-details/transaction-details
• Fee Tracker https://beta-analysis.solscan.io/public/dashboard/06d689e1-dcd7-4175-a16a-efc074ad5ce2

solana-web3.js

• https://solana-labs.github.io/solana-web3.js/
• https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js

Solana Mobile

• https://solanamobile.com/
• https://github.com/solana-mobile/solana-mobile-stack-sdk
• https://github.com/solana-mobile/mobile-wallet-adapter

Solana Pay

• https://solanapay.com/
• https://docs.solanapay.com/
• https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-pay
• https://github.com/solana-mobile/solana-pay-android-sample

Solana Validator Guidebook

• https://www.solana-validator-guidebook.com/

Solana Ecosystem governance

• https://app.realms.today/discover

Solana Tutorials

Solana Labs – Hello World https://github.com/solana-labs/example-helloworld

Start on Solana https://www.startonsolana.com/

Become a Solana builder in six weeks https://buildspace.so/p/solana-core

Solana Crash Course videos (2023) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfEHHr3qexv_FEcsuEEmiwSTKfahbYzVX

Solana Labs – Dapp Scaffold React Native https://github.com/solana-developers/dapp-scaffold-react-native

Solana Tutorial – Learn the Solana CLI (clusters, wallets, deploy, etc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzT3hgFbpg&ab_channel=NickFrostbutter

Solana Workshops (11 repos) https://github.com/solana-developers/workshops

Program examples https://github.com/solana-developers/program-examples

Web3 examples https://github.com/solana-developers/web3-examples

Taking Payments IRL with Solana Pay: https://www.pointer.gg/tutorials/solana-pay-irl-payments/944eba7e-82c6-4527-b55c-5411cdf63b23

The Complete Guide to Phantom Deeplinks Building a Solana mobile dapp with React Native, Expo, and Phantom. https://phantom.app/blog/the-complete-guide-to-phantom-deeplinks

Solana Development Course

https://github.com/Unboxed-Software/solana-course https://soldev.app/course

Solana Blockchain Tutorial https://adept.at/forked/solana-blockchain-development

Solana (Figment)

https://learn.figment.io/protocols/solana

• Community Tutorials:
  • https://learn.figment.io/tutorials
• Build a Crowdfunding platform on Solana:
  • https://learn.figment.io/tutorials/build-a-crowdfunding-platform-on-solana

Ship your own NFT Collection on Solana w/ Metaplex. https://buildspace.so/solana-nfts

The Complete Guide to Full Stack Solana Development with React, Anchor, Rust, and Phantom https://dev.to/edge-and-node/the-complete-guide-to-full-stack-solana-development-with-react-anchor-rust-and-phantom-3291

New Solana Dev Guide https://dev.to/meditatingsloth/new-solana-dev-guide-1hm7

Coding & Crypto / Rust-Solana-Tutorial (extensive) https://www.youtube.com/c/CodingCrypto/videos https://github.com/Coding-and-Crypto/Rust-Solana-Tutorial

Web3 examples https://github.com/solana-developers/web3-examples

A simple guide on how to set up Solana Pay’s POS system on Devnet https://tunkunmi.hashnode.dev/a-simple-guide-on-how-to-set-up-solana-pays-pos-system-on-devnet

Beginners guide to Solana NFTs in Rust. https://medium.com/@jacob_62353/introduction-365296716979

Build TikTok Web 3.0 Blockchain App with Solana | Rust | Next.js | Netlify https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIGs3XWybgU&ab_channel=CleverProgrammer

freeCodeCamp/solana-curriculum https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/solana-curriculum

QuickNode Solana Development Guides https://www.quicknode.com/guides/solana-development

The Complete Guide to Full Stack Solana Development with React, Anchor, Rust, and Phantom https://dev.to/edge-and-node/the-complete-guide-to-full-stack-solana-development-with-react-anchor-rust-and-phantom-3291

Create a Solana dApp from scratch (simple twitter) https://lorisleiva.com/create-a-solana-dapp-from-scratch

Ship an epic web3 app on Solana with React + Rust. https://buildspace.so/learn-solana

The Solana Security Playbook – How to create a cold wallet https://contenthub.magiceden.io/the-solana-security-playbook

Solana Shield https://solanashield.io/

Solandy

• Solana Dev Course Playlist (18 videos, updated 2023)
  • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmAMfj0qP2wwfnuRJQge2ss4sJxnhIqyt
• Building a Frontend Application in 30min [Solana Tutorial] – Mar 5th ’23
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imGhXQqogiI&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D
• How To Read Data From The Network [Solana Development Course: Module 1, Part 1] – Aug 1st ’22
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HavGDGUTmgs&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D
• Serializing Instruction Data [Solana Development Course: Module 1, Part 4] – Sept 2nd ’22
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNN7ObT0vi4&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D
• THE NEW CANDY MACHINE V3 [Solana Tutorial] – Oct 26th ’22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJqS5iyspuY&t=15s&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D
• What is a Merkle Tree? How does Account Compression work? [Solana Tutorial] – Mar 22nd ’23
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BpArf2-R68&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D

Jrej NFT programming collection

• Your NFT collection on Solana – Metaplex Sugar + Whitelist – Sept 2022
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1WCl4cZ6G8&ab_channel=Jrej
• How to send whitelist tokens for free – Metaplex Gumdrop + Holder minting dapp – Sept 2022
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO3q1rRuImk&t=484s&ab_channel=Jrej
• Your NFT collection on Solana for a couple dollars – Hidden settings (Metaplex CMv2 + MetaBoss) May 22
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpV-aiZ4e0Q&ab_channel=Jrej
• Verify NFT holders in your Discord server – NFT4Cause setup + Nuxt.js app hosting
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkQfbSGGs64&ab_channel=Jrej
• Customize and deploy your NFT website (React) – Metaplex Candy Machine UI
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbha6sVJ5o&ab_channel=Jrej

JoshDev

• Josh: Solana Smart Contract Development: Hello World Tutorial | Rust and Typescript walkthrough
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P22z9n1np9A&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox
• Solana Smart Contract Tutorial: Sending and Unpacking Instruction Data
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXutkadkqkE&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox
• Solana Tutorial: Writing a dApp to Work With PDA’s | React, Next.js, Anchor
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRFutuZimc&t=179s&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox
• Rust Crash Course Tutorial for Solana
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AAtfPHEMbA&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox

Guide to minting a SolSea NFT: Step by step https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-mint-an-nft-on-solana-solsea

Sign In with Solana – Authenticate Users with their Phantom Wallet https://dev.to/thirdweb/sign-in-with-solana-authenticate-users-with-their-phantom-wallet-4b21

Building a Mint Solana NFT Frontend with NextJS and Metaplex https://dev.to/aeither/building-a-mint-solana-nft-frontend-with-nextjs-and-metaplex-26eb

Solana DEV #01: Fetching onchain data in a right way https://dev.to/chungquantin/solana-dev-01-fetching-onchain-data-in-a-right-way-23da

Solana DEV #02: Retrieve all Deposit transactions of your wallet https://dev.to/chungquantin/solana-dev-02-retrieve-all-depoa

Solana Dev Series https://super.page/solana-dev-series

Solana Program Template w/o Anchor https://github.com/stegaBOB/solana-program-template

jferrer/expo-solana-wallet https://github.com/jferrer/expo-solana-wallet

solana-developers/solana-dapp-next https://github.com/solana-developers/solana-dapp-next

solana-developers/program-examples https://github.com/solana-developers/program-examples

Solana Pay using TypeScript, Web3.js, Next.js and Vercel https://github.com/shlok2740/solana-pay

How to Get Transaction Logs on Solana using Solana/Web3.js | QuickCodes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN-bx6NfDmg

Full Solana and Rust programming course for beginners (CareerBooster.io) https://careerbooster.io/courses/full-solana-and-rust-programming-course-for-beginners

Getting Started with Solana: SolanaPay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2r3I77XqPM

Getting Started with Solana: Gaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jju2l3w2_w

Practical Guide to Start a DAO Business(1) — Introduction (2022) https://medium.com/solananews/practical-guide-to-start-a-dao-business-1-introduction-89755c3f0e42

Practical Guide to Start a DAO Business(2) — Build your First DAO in Solana (2022) https://medium.com/solananews/practical-guide-to-start-a-dao-business-2-build-your-first-dao-in-solana-81960fd79b1f

Practical Guide to Start a DAO Business(3) — Create your First Proposal (2022) https://medium.com/solananews/practical-guide-to-start-a-dao-business-3-create-your-first-proposal-d5c4d7304338

Practical Guide to Start a DAO Business(4) — Setup a DAO Corporation? (2022) https://medium.com/solananews/practical-guide-to-start-a-dao-business-4-setup-a-dao-corporation-8b222fe37b24

Cross program invocation in-depth. How to invoke any program on solana ? https://medium.com/@trungbaotran1701/cross-program-invocation-in-depth-how-to-invoke-any-program-on-solana-af171e315b1c

How to create a live activity feed on Solana(Part 1) Building Real-Time Updates for Your Solana dApp: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing a Live Activity Feed https://blogs.shyft.to/how-to-create-a-live-activity-feed-on-solana-25f3f4fc0070

Solana Architecture

QuickNode Solana Fundamentals Reference Guide https://www.quicknode.com/guides/solana-development/solana-fundamentals-reference-guide

Solana Whitepaper Explained | Understanding Proof of History, Validators, Staking, and More! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=079mUCjYpZs&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox

Explaining Solana and its Innovations without technical jargon https://learn.figment.io/tutorials/explaining-solanas-innovations-without-technical-jargon

8 Innovations that Make Solana the First Web-Scale Blockchain https://medium.com/solana-labs/7-innovations-that-make-solana-the-first-web-scale-blockchain-ddc50b1defda

Solana’s Network Architecture https://medium.com/solana-labs/solanas-network-architecture-8e913e1d5a40

Solana Labs github project for Solana QUIC implementation status https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/projects/74

Solana Labs github project for Solana fee markets https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/projects/73

• Proof of History (POH) — a clock before consensus;
• Tower BFT — a PoH-optimized version of PBFT;
• Turbine — a block propagation protocol;
• Gulf Stream — Mempool-less transaction forwarding protocol;
• Sealevel — Parallel smart contracts run-time;
• Pipelining — a Transaction Processing Unit for validation optimization
• Cloudbreak — Horizontally-Scaled Accounts Database; and
• Archivers — Distributed ledger store

Coinbase Cloud Solana Network Improvements Primer https://www.coinbase.com/cloud/discover/insights-analysis/solana-when-mainnet

Solana Proof of Stake + Proof of History Primer https://www.shinobi-systems.com/primer.html

RPC Infrastructure https://solana.com/rpc

RPC list https://github.com/extrnode/rpc-solana-endpoints/blob/main/rpc_list.csv

A dummy’s guide to Solana’s architecture https://dev.to/0xprof_lupin/a-dummies-guide-to-solana-2ije

Live Stream: State Compression and Compressed NFTs (Apr. ’23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxhTxS9DexU&t=11s&ab_channel=Solana

Fireside Chat: Different Approaches to Scaling Blockchains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLh5NFXiSWc&t=2212s

ok so what the $%#@ is the deal with solana anyway https://2501babe.github.io/posts/solana101.html

Solana Validator 101: Transaction Processing https://jito-labs.medium.com/solana-validator-101-transaction-processing-90bcdc271143

Solana-as-a-Service (SaaS) https://twitter.com/kevin_lim9/status/1574598748881264640?s=20&t=V55xxZqnTggScJEQtbh2qw

What is Solana? SOL Explained with Animations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzROE6EhxM&ab_channel=WhiteboardCrypto

How Staking SOL REALLY Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl5Xx8BiHSM&t=1s&ab_channel=KnoxTrades

High performance memory management for smart contracts https://medium.com/solana-labs/high-performance-memory-management-for-smart-contracts-aa9b3bc950fb

Is Solana Decentralized? Understand How Solana Staking Works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPCr7T3IUo4&ab_channel=KnoxTrades

Understanding Solana Consensus Protocol Better https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/rd3rp8/understanding_solana_consensus_protocol_better/

Proof-of-Stake (vs proof-of-work) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3EFi_POhps&ab_channel=SimplyExplained

Where does SOL inflation go exactly? https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/s1hhq4/where_does_sol_inflation_go_exactly/

Inside Solana’s Internal Scalability Test https://medium.com/solana-labs/inside-solanas-internal-scalability-test-cce13aa8c859

How Solana Works and How it Works EVEN BETTER with Genesys Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TSQrhc0xNE&ab_channel=KnoxTrades

Boot your Solana endpoint in seconds, not days. https://www.quicknode.com/chains/sol

Solana Block Production & 1 Oct Outage Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tGYT8j7AbE&ab_channel=Laine

Is Proof of History (PoH) pointless? https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/xqq9b2/is_proof_of_history_poh_pointless/ https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/xqq9b2/comment/iqbsffl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/xqq9b2/comment/iqb16kq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Validator Educational Workshop October 12th, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjhxAgoGDbk&ab_channel=Solana

Solana Internals Part 1: What Are the Native On-Chain Programs and Why Do They Matter? https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-internals-part-1-what-are-the-native-on-chain-programs-and-why-do-they-matter

Solana Internals Part 2: How Is a Solana Program Deployed and Upgraded https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-internals-part-2-how-is-a-solana-program-deployed-and-upgraded

Solana Internals Part 3: The Transaction Processing Unit (TPU) https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-internals-part-3-the-transaction-processing-unit-tpu

Solana Validator 101: Transaction Processing https://jito-labs.medium.com/solana-validator-101-transaction-processing-90bcdc271143

Solana Internals Part 4: The Bank — A Key Component https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-internals-part-4-the-bank-a-key-component

3 Major Upcoming Upgrades on Solana That Will Improve Network Performance https://medium.com/chorus-one/how-will-solana-improve-its-stability-6d4b0ba41866

Analyzing MEV Instances on Solana — Part 1 https://medium.com/chorus-one/analyzing-mev-instances-on-solana-c30d06953ed8

Solana Validator Economics https://medium.com/chorus-one/exploring-validator-economics-on-solana-cb1498a3aef6

Solana validation cost guesstimate https://www.getguesstimate.com/models/20834

Program Runtime V2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQXHgiUlU6E&ab_channel=Solana

Solana vs Ethereum Debate ft. Anatoly & Toghrul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9gNAwvY7fY&ab_channel=SuperteamPodcast

Solana Programming Topics

Developer Tools

• Hello Moon – Solana Infrastructure https://www.hellomoon.io/developers

• • Quickstart: https://docs.hellomoon.io/docs/quickstart
  • Recipes: https://docs.hellomoon.io/recipes
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelloMoon_io

• Helius – Solana Infrastructure https://docs.helius.xyz/introduction/why-helius

• • Quick Start: https://docs.helius.xyz/welcome/quick-start
  • Guides: https://docs.helius.xyz/reference/guides-and-tutorials
  • Blog: https://www.helius.dev/blog
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/heliuslabs

• Alchemy – Solana and others –

• • https://docs.alchemy.com/docs/how-to-setup-your-solana-development-environment

• QuickNode RPC

• • https://www.quicknode.com/chains/sol
  • https://www.quicknode.com/docs/solana

• Moralis Solana API

• • https://moralis.io/solana-api/

• Ironforge, simplify Solana

• • https://www.ironforge.cloud/

• Solana public RPC endpoints

• • https://github.com/extrnode/rpc-solana-endpoints

• Sol Tools https://sol-tools.tonyboyle.io/
• walletOS https://www.pinestreetlabs.com/walletos/

Snowflake: Multisig platform on Solana https://snowflake.so/

Clockwork: Automation at the speed of Solana https://www.clockwork.xyz/

Katana – The Yield Generation Protocol for Solana https://katana.so/

Other Programming topics

The Solana Programming Model https://lu.ma/p/3nHEa7k5DABpzE6/The-Solana-Programming-Model

Programming Solana – Chainlink Workshops – Ecosystem (SmartCon 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXx4aXJfi3o&ab_channel=Chainlink

Tutorial: Managing large accounts on Solana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_yU0IuJxc

Automation Landscape on Solana https://medium.com/@karanpargal007/automation-landscape-on-solana-7c04d81eb8ef

Solana Bootcamp – Day 1 – Intro to Solana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0uhZEfVPt8&t=2034s&ab_channel=Solana

Solana Bootcamp Chicago – Day 2 – Lecture: Program derived addresses and cross program invocation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMWaQRyjpl4&ab_channel=Solana

Solana Bootcamp Chicago – Day 2 – Lecture/Demo: How to build a simple token program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPtayIqP4u0&t=301s&ab_channel=Solana

Introduction to Anchor | Solana development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPsH77ZoXt4&ab_channel=Chainlink

Solana Summer Camp @ Metacamp | Workshops – Web 3 UI/UX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqhqRbm9BgU&ab_channel=Metacamp

Solana for Non Smart Contract Developers https://medium.com/@kklas/solana-for-non-smart-contract-developers-7ef4e419afef

Programming Solana Smart Contracts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_IWG72lOvw&ab_channel=Henry-E

Breakpoint 2021: A Guide to Making UX Friendly Solana Dapps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz3oOx849yI&ab_channel=Solana

Programming Solana Smart Contracts | Intermediate Anchor Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Ycr5nhjH8&ab_channel=Henry-E

Breakpoint 2021: Why You Should Build Your DeFi Dapp Using Anchor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725ddOvfWjk&ab_channel=Solana

Kick-Start Solana Programming with Anchor https://blog.labeleven.dev/kick-start-solana-programming-with-anchor

Anatomy of Solana Program Invocations using Anchor https://blog.labeleven.dev/anatomy-of-solana-program-invocations-using-anchor

SOLANA RENT – What is it and can you get it back? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cwePbRFlTY&ab_channel=SolanaSun

NFT / Metaplex Workshop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqXu8MfdEG4&ab_channel=Solana

Chewing Glass podcast (Solana developers) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK6JMfYiZJwzikPG2Jhjqdu3

Solana Community Validator dicussions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK78yjGBZwYhTf7rao0t13Zw

create-solana-dapp (Next) https://github.com/solana-developers/create-solana-app

How to Create and Verify a Solana NFT Collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s57Q1LiC6Uw&ab_channel=CtrlAltVictoria

Fungible Tokens on Solana – SPL Tokens Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7nPlTr1Qlo&ab_channel=SolanaSun

How Your Data & Programs are Stored on Solana – Solana’s Account System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymm51po9508&ab_channel=SolanaSun

What are Solana Accounts? [Solana Tutorial] – Dec 17th ’21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dYNdcN2Oa0&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D

Dapp scaffold https://github.com/solana-labs/dapp-scaffold

Token Program https://spl.solana.com/token

Solana Transactions in Depth https://medium.com/@asmiller1989/solana-transactions-in-depth-1f7f7fe06ac2

Guide for Solidity developers https://solana.wiki/docs/solidity-guide/

Rust Concepts for Writing Solana Programs https://dev.to/doctordrayfocus/rust-concepts-for-writing-solana-programs-gd7

Transaction confirmation by jstarry (Solana core dev) https://jstarry.notion.site/jstarry/Solana-Dev-Blog-302b7e08652c4a2dbc0be4f6a3b0d317?p=d5b8f4e09b9c4a70a1f263f82307d7ce&pm=c

Program Deploys by jstarry (Solana core dev) https://jstarry.notion.site/jstarry/Solana-Dev-Blog-302b7e08652c4a2dbc0be4f6a3b0d317?p=29780c48794c47308d5f138074dd9838&pm=c

Transaction Fees by jstarry (Solana core dev) https://jstarry.notion.site/jstarry/Solana-Dev-Blog-302b7e08652c4a2dbc0be4f6a3b0d317?p=f09387e6a8d84287aa16a34ecb58e239&pm=c

Solana programs Part 4: Metaplex Candy Machine — how does it work? https://medium.com/coinmonks/solana-programs-part-4-metaplex-candy-machine-how-does-it-work-a27d7a133fad

How to store your files on Solana for just a few cents – GenesysGo’s Shadow Drive CLI + Interface https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfSuzFDDQ30&ab_channel=Jrej

Solana development comparison to ethereum https://solana.wiki/zh-cn/docs/ethereum-comparison/

Ground Zero Web3/Solana intro and faq https://groundzero.superteam.fun/

Meet Crypto’s Superapp: Backpack https://www.wordcelclub.com/adityashetty.sol/meet-cryptos-superapp-backpack

Backpack 🎒Coral xNFT Backpack – “A home for your xNFTs” https://www.backpack.app/ https://github.com/coral-xyz/backpack

Build an Escrow Program on Solana https://paulx.dev/blog/2021/01/14/programming-on-solana-an-introduction/

Breakpoint 2022: How to build an xNFT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxoSjIC9Lk

Breakpoint 2022: Exploring Solana’s Tooling Ecosystem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTNzW-fqLTY

Breakpoint 2022: A Deep Dive Into Solana’s Data Structure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z8WYG8ybRI

Breakpoint 2022: Web3 Developer Tools and Infrastructure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFUIzUROZHg

First impressions of Rust programming on Solana https://brson.github.io/2021/06/08/rust-on-solana

POST-FTX: Is Solana Dead? The Definitive Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP-TnkkWNSM&ab_channel=InvestAnswers

Implementing Token Gating on Solana: Time-based, Performance-based, and Event-based Approaches with Code Examples https://coinsbench.com/token-gating-on-solana-is-a-mechanism-that-restricts-the-transfer-of-tokens-from-one-account-to-6e6d00f51527

Solana Status/Analytics/Trends

Solana Status

Solana Status https://status.solana.com/

 

Solana Explorers

Solana Explorer

• mainnet: https://explorer.solana.com/
• testnet: https://explorer.solana.com/?cluster=testnet
• devnet: https://explorer.solana.com/?cluster=devnet

Solscan.io https://solscan.io/ Solscan Public API https://public-api.solscan.io/docs/#/

Solscan Analytics https://analytics.solscan.io/

Solana Beach https://solanabeach.io/

SolanaFM – A friendly Solana explorer. https://solana.fm/?cluster=mainnet-qn1

 

Solana Validators

Stakewiz https://stakewiz.com/

Solana Beach Validators https://solanabeach.io/validators

Validators.app https://www.validators.app/

Top Validators by Stake, Skipped Vote etc: https://www.validators.app/cluster-stats?locale=en&network=mainnet

Solana Validators List & Staking Statistics: https://solanacompass.com/validators/

Nakamoto Coefficients https://nakaflow.io/

 

Trends and Analytics

Mainnet-beta Telemetry https://metrics.solana.com:3000/d/monitor-beta/cluster-telemetry-beta?orgId=1&refresh=5m

Solana Network – Medium https://medium.com/tag/solana-network/latest

Solana DEX https://dune.com/twocrows/solana-dex

Solana Floor (NFTs) https://solanafloor.com/

Solana Network Analytics https://analytics.solscan.io/public/dashboard/8d888828-baae-47b9-948b-d087e5de1411

JITO Solana Network Dashboard https://jito.retool.com/embedded/public/7e37389a-c991-4fb3-a3cd-b387859c7da1

Solana NFT Overview https://dune.com/chuxin/Solana-NFT-Overview

Solana Network Chaincrunch Dashboard https://chaincrunch.cc/dashboards.html

Nansen NFT Trends (Solana) https://pro.nansen.ai/nft-trends?platform=All&network=solana https://pro.nansen.ai/multichain/solana

Solana NFT Marketplace Usages (WIP) https://dune.com/kunal/Solana-NFT-Marketplaces-(Magic-Eden-OpenSea-Solanart-Digital-Eyes)

@yehjames / STEPN https://dune.com/yehjames/STEPN

Altcoin Season Index https://www.blockchaincenter.net/altcoin-season-index/

Solana Floor domains https://solanafloor.com/domains

RPC comparison http://milliseconds-matter.me/rpc-speed-comparison/

CryptoSlam – NFTs https://cryptoslam.io/

Solana Restart https://solblaze.org/restart

Solana Floor domains https://solanafloor.com/domains

Solana NFTs

Marketplace/Aggregators

Magic Eden https://magiceden.io/

Magic Eden Solana NFT Playbook https://blog.magiceden.io/playbook

SolSea https://geekflare.com/finance/solana-nft-marketplaces/

Tensor https://tensor.trade/

Solanart https://solanart.io/

Hyperspace https://hyperspace.xyz/

HadeSwap https://hadeswap.com/

GoatSwap https://goatswap.xyz/

FormFunction https://formfunction.xyz/

Coral xNFT Backpack “A home for your xNFTs” https://www.backpack.app/

DigitalEyes https://digitaleyes.market/

Elixir https://elixirnft.io

Decentralized NFT Marketplace https://artz.ai/

Solana NFT Tools and Info

Metaplex Programs https://docs.metaplex.com/programs/

Metaplex Guides (Minting UI, Airdrop, Mint List) https://docs.metaplex.com/guides/

Metaplex CandyMachine Tutorial https://docs.metaplex.com/developer-tools/sugar/tutorials/my-first-candy-machine

SOL NFT Tools https://cryptostraps.tools/nft-mints

Solana programs Part 3: understanding Metaplex Token Metadata https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-programs-part-3

jarry-xiao/candyland https://github.com/jarry-xiao/candyland

Awesome Solana NFTs https://github.com/ilmoi/awesome-solana-nfts

HashLips Art Engine https://github.com/HashLips/hashlips_art_engine

Solana programs Part 3: understanding Metaplex Token Metadata https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-programs-part-3

Solana Programs Part 4: Metaplex Candy Machine — How Does It Work? https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-programs-part-4-metaplex-candy-machine

Live Stream: State Compression and Compressed NFTs (Apr. ’23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxhTxS9DexU&t=11s&ab_channel=Solana

How to Mint an NFT on Solana https://docs.opensea.io/docs/how-to-mint-an-nft-on-solana

• Part 1: Setting up a Phantom Wallet
• Part 2: Installing the Metaplex CLI
• Part 3: Setting up a Solana Node with QuickNode
• Part 4: Minimal Configuration for Candy Machine V2
• Part 5: Preparing the Assets
• Part 6: Uploading and Creating Your Candy Machine
• Part 7: Website Set up for Minting
• Part 8: Solana and OpenSea Metaplex Certified Collection Standard

How to Mint an NFT on Solana using Typescript https://www.quicknode.com/guides/solana-development/how-to-mint-an-nft-on-solana-using-typescript

THE NEW CANDY MACHINE V3 [Solana Tutorial] – Oct 26th ’22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJqS5iyspuY&t=15s&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D

How to Create and Verify a Solana NFT Collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s57Q1LiC6Uw&ab_channel=CtrlAltVictoria

Solana Bytes – Transferring Compressed NFTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOO5eT7K_e4

Solana Bytes – Minting Compressed NFTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_U1Nd41vPc

Degen Ape Academy – Most BULLISH Project on Solana – Interview with Saint Eclectic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrX2aNwnB8A&ab_channel=KnoxTrades

What it Takes to SELL OUT an NFT Project in 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEXq2jHy_Lo&ab_channel=BrettMalinowski

How to audit Solana smart contracts Part 1: a systematic approach https://medium.com/coinmonks/how-to-audit-solana-smart-contracts-part-1-a-systematic-approach-56a434f6c9ed

Got Liquidity? Solana’s 5 NFT Loan Categories https://medium.com/dyor-with-unloc/got-liquidity-solanas-5-nft-loan-categories-d3f338056835

Guide to minting a SolSea NFT: Step by step https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-mint-an-nft-on-solana-solsea

Supadrop NFT drops on Solana https://www.supadrop.com/

LIQNFT Solana’s First Community-led NFT Marketplace https://www.liqnft.com/

The “Big Five” Solana NFT Projects https://stepdata.substack.com/p/step-data-insights-5-wk-31

Solana Floor (NFTs) https://solanafloor.com/

SOL Decoder https://solapps.dev/apps/sol_decoder

Breakpoint 2022: How to build an xNFT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxoSjIC9Lk

How to Create the Best NFT Projects on Solana with POAP (Scan-To-Mint) – QR Code minting and thirdweb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdjFAla38g&ab_channel=thirdweb

Create a Solana NFT collection ultimate guide V2 Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ZgRxeqRDY&t=2315s&ab_channel=HashLipsNFT

TODO: Need to build out this NFT section some more

Solana Mobile and Solana Saga

Solana Mobile https://solanamobile.com/

Saga Launch Event Livestream (Apr ’23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpHLWRfTlm8&ab_channel=Solana

Intro to Saga and SMS by Steven Laver (Melbourne Hacker House) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8MNIzd-xSE&t=10s

Building Mobile dApps on SMS by Ankur Jain (Melbourne Hacker House) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o8IMVkZGe0

Solana Mobile Saga Melbourne Preview Event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixrTTSIbcWw

Saga First Impressions [Solana Phone Review] – Feb 3rd ’23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcO7947TxfQ&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D

Solana SAGA PHONE will CHANGE CRYPTO! and Price Prediction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JOEY8BhpAc&ab_channel=SolanaRust

SMS Solana Mobile

• https://solanamobile.com/
• https://github.com/solana-mobile/solana-mobile-stack-sdk
• https://github.com/solana-mobile/mobile-wallet-adapter

Podcasts and Playlists

Solana Foundation official Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SolanaFndn/videos

Solana Bytes (short dev tips) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK51Ji870apdb88dnBr1Xqhm

Solana Podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK6z0mLzSlkT20a40TYFQmNA

Solana Chewing Glass podcast (Solana developers) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK6JMfYiZJwzikPG2Jhjqdu3

Solana Validated https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK4H0t-tYR3C1KQFGmyZLNMG

Solana Changelog discussions (over 20 updated recently) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK5-Qri7Pg9zd-Vvhz9kX2-R

Solana Community Validator Discussions (over 30, updated recently) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK78yjGBZwYhTf7rao0t13Zw

Superteam Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@superteampodcast/videos

Solana and Web3 Security

Wallet Security

 

Staying safe with Phantom – https://phantom.app/blog/staying-safe-with-phantom

Stay Safe on Discord – https://www.ledger.com/academy/how-to-stay-safe-on-discord

10 NFT Scams to Watch Out For and How to Avoid Them – https://www.coingecko.com/learn/nft-scams-to-avoid

Best Safety Practices with Ledger – https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/6747982542749-Best-safety-practices-Ledger?docs=true

Ledger security topics – https://www.ledger.com/academy/library/topics/security

How to create a cold wallet with Solana https://contenthub.magiceden.io/the-solana-security-playbook

Solana Wallet guide (official docs) Solana Wallet Guide

Command Line Wallets – from official Solana docs:

• Command Line Wallets
• Paper Wallet
• Hardware Wallets
• File System Wallet

 

Smart Contract and Blockchain Security

Solana Security Best Practices. https://github.com/slowmist/solana-smart-contract-security-best-practices

Sec3 Dev Blog

• How to Audit Solana Smart Contracts Part 1: A Systematic Approach
• How to Audit Solana Smart Contracts Part 2: Automated Scanning
• How to Audit Solana Smart Contracts Part 3: Penetration Testing
• How to Audit Solana Smart Contracts Part 4: The Anchor Framework
• Security of Solana Smart Contracts: two caveats of the SPL Associated Token Account
• Proactive After-deployment Monitoring
• How to analyze an attack? — a case on the Mango Markets Exploit
• Security of Solana Smart Contracts: why you should always validate PDA Bump Seeds
• Bidirectional Rounding: A Common Security Vulnerability in Defi Smart Contracts
• The Wormhole Hack: How Soteria Detects the Vulnerability Automatically
• Understanding Arithmetic Overflow/Underflows in Rust and Solana Smart Contracts

Solana Labs Architectural Security Review and Report https://solana.com/solana-security-audit-2019.pdf

How a Little-Known Solana Feature Made Program Vaults Unsafe – Exploring Solana Core Part 1 https://blog.neodyme.io/posts/solana_core_1/

Secure Randomness: From Zero to Verifiable Delay Functions, Part 1 https://blog.neodyme.io/posts/secure-randomness-part-1/

Stake², or How To Cheat The Staking Mechanism – Exploring Solana Core Part 2 https://blog.neodyme.io/posts/solana_core_2/

Why Auditing the Code is Not Enough: A Discussion on Solana Upgrade Authorities https://blog.neodyme.io/posts/solana_upgrade_authority/

The Vulnerabilities You’ll Write With Anchor Anchor is no silver bullet for avoiding mistakes in Solana code https://www.zellic.io/blog/the-vulnerabilities-youll-write-with-anchor

Bug Bounties https://soldev.app/bounties

Bughunting Bounties (via Superteam) https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/category/bounties

Debugging / Troubleshooting

Solana Stack Exchange https://solana.stackexchange.com/

• Search Github and Google for similar code
  • Search for github and look in left column of results for “Repos, Code, Issues” in a related repo, or a repo where the error came from.
  • Even if it says “We couldn’t find any repositories”, make sure to look in the Code results for related code repos.
  • Google or search github for the exact or variations on the error message

Github https://github.com/ https://github.com/search/advanced

Example, we search for code with PhantomWalletAdapter in it: https://github.com/search?q=PhantomWalletAdapter&type=Repositories&ref=advsearch&l=&l=

Google https://www.google.com/

6 Google Search Tips To Make Googling Code Easier https://medium.matcha.fyi/6-google-search-tips-to-make-googling-code-easier-da362e21b9da

• Ask a related Discord Community
  • There are many more, look them up.

Solana Community/Dev Discord: https://discord.com/channels/926762104667648000/1016009827367010354

Solana Tech Discord: https://discord.com/channels/428295358100013066/

Anchor Discord https://discord.com/channels/889577356681945098

Metaplex Discord: https://discord.com/channels/848060988636921856

Developer Opportunities & Jobs

Solana Labs repo: Good first issues https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/labels/good%20first%20issue)

Solana Labs Github Projects newest issues https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/issues

Solana Labs Github Projects https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/projects?type=classic

Solana Jobs (official) https://jobs.solana.com/jobs

Solana Grants (official) https://solana.org/grants

Superteam – Solana ecosystem opportunities https://earn.superteam.fun/

Superteam – Solana Ecosystem Jobs https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/category/jobs

Web3 Bounties https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/category/bounties

Find a grant program: https://superteam.fun/instagrants

Solana-related Frontend Dev Grants https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/skill/front-end-dev?category=Grants

Solana Ecosystem – Backend Grants https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/skill/back-end-dev

Cryptocurrency Jobs https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co/ Solana Jobs https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co/solana/

Web3 Jobs https://web3.career/ https://web3.career/solana-jobs

Crypto Jobs List https://cryptojobslist.com/solana

Remote Ok https://remoteok.com/remote-web3-jobs

LaborX – Remote Blockchain and Crypto Jobs list https://laborx.com/

Introducing Solana U, a new program for student builders https://solana.com/news/introducing-solana-u-a-new-program-for-student-builders

Solrazr – launchpad, accelerator, decentralised developer ecosystem for Solana https://solrazr.com/

Past Hackathon Winners https://build.superteam.fun/past-hackathon-winners

Solana VC list – Active Solana VCs and Funds – 100+ funds https://build.superteam.fun/vcs-and-funds

This is a list of interesting and potentially useful Solana blockchain and Solana-related ecosystem links.

Important note: A link here is not an endorsement of content, safety or suitability for your needs (financial, coding, etc.). The vast majority are not “official” Solana links. All use of these links/apps is solely your responsibility. No warranty is implied by inclusion here. Do not make important decisions or connect your wallet to any site/app here without first independently confirming (apart from these links) it fits your needs.

Staying safe with Phantom – https://phantom.app/blog/staying-safe-with-phantom

Stay Safe on Discord – https://www.ledger.com/academy/how-to-stay-safe-on-discord

10 NFT Scams to Watch Out For and How to Avoid Them – https://www.coingecko.com/learn/nft-scams-to-avoid

Best Safety Practices with Ledger – https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/6747982542749-Best-safety-practices-Ledger?docs=true

Ledger security topics – https://www.ledger.com/academy/library/topics/security

🚀 Interviews

Focus on technical/dev-related Solana topics and Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana staff and ecosystem devs.

Recent Interviews

Solana vs Ethereum Debate ft. Anatoly & Toghrul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9gNAwvY7fY&ab_channel=SuperteamPodcast

Around the Block Ep 43: Building for the Future with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7JmgQNdCE8&ab_channel=Coinbase

Anatoly Yakovenko | CEO @ Solana Labs | Saga, Bear Market, San Francisco | Episode 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_jKn_YfPs&ab_channel=GajeshNaik

Bankless 157 – Will Solana Make It with Anatoly Yakovenko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlx64JjXlgQ&ab_channel=BanklessShows

Backpacks, better than wallets ? Interview with Armani Ferrante https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiPPYqapfnI&ab_channel=JournalduCoin

Armani Ferrante | Founder of Coral & Backpack | xNFT DApp Standard | Logan Jastremski Podcast #38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k70Gg05aSA&ab_channel=LoganJastremskiPodcast

Anatoly Yakovenko & Raj Gokal | Solana Founders state of the Ecosystem| Logan Jastremski Podcast #40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_csMor-uMS8&ab_channel=LoganJastremskiPodcast

Anatoly Yakovenko | Co-Founder of Solana Labs | Logan Jastremski Podcast #22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hryRpaAwExw&ab_channel=LoganJastremskiPodcast

Can Solana Move Past SBF? | Anatoly Yakovenko, Ben Sparango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhfZRTA9BVY&ab_channel=Empire

Armani Ferrante | CEO @ Coral | Open Source, Solana, xNFT, Rust Thesis, Burgers | Ep 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH5RdYIFNxc&ab_channel=GajeshNaik

Breakpoint 2022: Looking Back, Looking Forward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NDs3Il2J3Q&ab_channel=Solana

Chewing Glass

Chewing Glass – Armani Ferrante – Ep #7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvTN_IIJBwQ&ab_channel=Solana

Chewing Glass – Shek – Ep #9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCfogPJPNL4&ab_channel=Solana

Chewing Glass – Mert Mumtaz – Ep #8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjelcFzjno4&t=202s&ab_channel=Solana

Validated

Validated | Build Block Better: It’s Infrastructure Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YRtzBbtS-E

Validated | Crypto-Powered Physical Infrastructure with Sami Kassab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo3EQH9Zd2s&list=PLilwLeBwGuK4H0t-tYR3C1KQFGmyZLNMG&index=1&ab_channel=Solana

Validated | How Crypto Journalism Actually Happens with Danny Nelson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J1psWsFsa8&list=PLilwLeBwGuK4H0t-tYR3C1KQFGmyZLNMG&index=2&ab_channel=Solana

Validated | A Decentralized Collective Memory with Sam Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW7BRsx5Urc&list=PLilwLeBwGuK4H0t-tYR3C1KQFGmyZLNMG&index=3&ab_channel=Solana