Tutorials¶

Welcome to the Polkadot Tutorials hub! Whether you’re building parachains, integrating system chains, or developing decentralized applications, these step-by-step guides are designed to help you achieve your goals efficiently and effectively.

Not sure where to start? Check out the highlighted tutorials below!

Polkadot Zero to Hero¶

The Zero to Hero series offers step-by-step guidance to development across the Polkadot ecosystem.

Parachain Developers¶

Parachain Zero to Hero

Begin with a template then follow this series of step-by-step guides to add pallets, write unit tests and benchmarking, run your parachain locally, perform runtime upgrades, deploy to TestNet, and obtain coretime.

Featured Tutorials¶

Set Up a Template

Learn to compile and run a local parachain node using Polkadot SDK. Launch, run, and interact with a pre-configured runtime template.

Build a Custom Pallet

Learn how to build a custom pallet for Polkadot SDK-based blockchains with this step-by-step guide. Create and configure a simple counter pallet from scratch.

Fork a Live Chain with Chopsticks

Learn how to fork live Polkadot SDK chains with Chopsticks. Configure forks, replay blocks, test XCM, and interact programmatically or via UI.

Open an XCM Channel

Learn how to open HRMP channels between parachains on Polkadot. Discover the step-by-step process for establishing uni- and bidirectional communication.

In This Section¶

Polkadot SDK Chains

Explore detailed, step-by-step tutorials designed to help you gain hands-on experience building custom solutions with the Polkadot SDK.

Interoperability

Explore tutorials on interoperability for Polkadot SDK-based blockchains, covering cross-chain communication and integration techniques.