Prerequisites

Before you can begin developing smart contracts on the Massa blockchain, you'll need to ensure that your development environment meets the following requirements:

• Node.js installed on your system.

tip

We recommend updating Node.js and npm to the latest version for best performance and security.

To update npm, run the following commands:

npm install -g npm

To update Node.js, the recommended way is to use n, the Node.js version manager. If you do not already have n installed, you can install it with the following command:

npm install -g n

Once n is installed, you can update to the latest version of Node.js with the following command:

n latest

Once you have an up-to-date Node.js, you're ready to start developing smart contracts on the Massa blockchain.