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A comprehensive collection of resources, utilities, and development frameworks for building on the Stellar Network.
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Complete tools and documentation for creating, testing, and deploying smart contracts on the Stellar Network.
Dev Docs
Detailed technical documentation including API references, SDK implementations, and comprehensive CLI guides.
Validators
Introduction to validators - learn about Stellar Core validator nodes, setup procedures, operations, and maintenance tasks.
Stellar Lab
A comprehensive testing environment for experimenting with Stellar features and network capabilities.
Video Tutorials
Detailed step-by-step visual guides covering fundamental to advanced Stellar concepts and implementations.
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Dev Blog
Article
• Molly Karcher
Reconciling Stellar Events
Stellar Core v24.1.0 ensures complete network history replay from genesis, capturing all token movements and fulfilling Stellar Events' original…
Article
• Stellar Development Foundation
Protocol 24 Upgrade Guide
Your go-to guide for upgrading to Protocol 24, designed to help businesses and developers prepare for the upgrade with key dates, release…
Article
• Stellar Development Foundation
Addressing State Archival Inconsistencies: Protocol Upgrade Vote Next Week
Developer
Protocol upgrade
Ecosystem
A detailed account of containment and resolution for a bug, found in Whisk (Protocol 23) that resulted in outdated entries being archived and then…
Article
• Stellar Development Foundation
NPM Supply Chain Attack Response
Security
Developer
This blog details the steps taken following the NPM ecosystem supply chain attack. All projects under SDF Github organization were audited and found…
Article
• Justin Rice
Introducing Whisk, Stellar Protocol 23
Protocol upgrade
Stellar’s latest upgrade, Protocol 23 “Whisk,” introduces unified events for simpler developer workflows and parallel transaction processing for…