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| 1 | + [](https://www.npmjs.org/package/hardhat) [](https://www.gitpoap.io/gh/NomicFoundation/hardhat) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +> **🚀 Hardhat 3 alpha release is out! [Learn more.](https://hardhat.org/hardhat3-alpha)** |
| 6 | +
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| 7 | +Hardhat is an Ethereum development environment for professionals. It facilitates performing frequent tasks, such as running tests, automatically checking code for mistakes or interacting with a smart contract. Check out the [plugin list](https://hardhat.org/plugins/) to use it with your existing tools. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Built by the [Nomic Foundation](https://nomic.foundation/) for the Ethereum community. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Join our [Hardhat Support Discord server](https://hardhat.org/discord) to stay up to date on new releases, plugins and tutorials. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +--- |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +> 💡 **The Nomic Foundation is hiring! Check [our open positions](https://www.nomic.foundation/jobs?utm_source=myALpQnzlM).** |
| 16 | +
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| 17 | +--- |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +## Installation |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +To install Hardhat, go to an empty folder, initialize an `npm` project (i.e. `npm init`), and run |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +``` |
| 24 | +npm install --save-dev hardhat |
| 25 | +``` |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Once it's installed, just run this command and follow its instructions: |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +``` |
| 30 | +npx hardhat init |
| 31 | +``` |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +## Documentation |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +On [Hardhat's website](https://hardhat.org) you will find: |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +- [Guides to get started](https://hardhat.org/getting-started/) |
| 38 | +- [Hardhat Network](https://hardhat.org/hardhat-network/) |
| 39 | +- [Plugin list](https://hardhat.org/plugins/) |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +## Contributing |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to open any issue or send a pull request. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +Go to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) to learn about how to set up Hardhat's development environment. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +## Feedback, help and news |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +[Hardhat Support Discord server](https://hardhat.org/discord): for questions and feedback. |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +[Follow Hardhat on Twitter.](https://twitter.com/HardhatHQ) |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +## Happy building! |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️ |
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