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# Quick Start

This guide will help you set up your development environment and create your first Dolphin program.

### Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed:

```bash
# Install Rust and Cargo
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

# Install Solana CLI tools
sh -c "$(curl -sSfL https://release.solana.com/v1.17.0/install)"

# Install Anchor Framework
cargo install --git https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor avm --locked
avm install latest
avm use latest

# Install Python 3.8 or higher
# macOS
brew install python@3.8

# Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install python3.8 python3.8-dev
```

### Installation

Install Dolphin using pip:

```bash
pip install dolphin-framework
```

For game development, also install:

```bash
pip install casino-of-life
```

### Create Your First Program

1. Initialize a new project:

```bash
dolphin init hello_world HeLLo777777777777777777777777777777777777777
```

2. Navigate to your new project and open `program/lib.py`:

```python
from dolphin.prelude import *

@program("HeLLo777777777777777777777777777777777777777")
class HelloWorldProgram:
    @account
    class Counter:
        authority: Pubkey
        count: u64
        
    @instruction
    def initialize(
        self,
        counter: Counter,
        authority: Signer,
        system_program: Program = SYSTEM_PROGRAM_ID
    ):
        counter.authority = authority.key()
        counter.count = 0
        
    @instruction
    def increment(
        self,
        counter: Counter,
        authority: Signer
    ):
        assert counter.authority == authority.key(), "Invalid authority"
        counter.count += 1
```

3. Build your program:

```bash
dolphin build
```

4. Run tests:

```bash
dolphin test
```

5. Deploy to Solana devnet:

```bash
dolphin deploy --network devnet
```

### What's Next

* Read the [Architecture Overview](https://github.com/Cimai-Decentralized-Games/dolphin-project/blob/dev/docs/architecture.md) to understand how Dolphin works
* Explore the [Developer Guides](https://github.com/Cimai-Decentralized-Games/dolphin-project/blob/dev/docs/api_reference.md) for detailed documentation
* Check out [Example Programs](https://github.com/Cimai-Decentralized-Games/dolphin-project/blob/dev/examples/README.md) for inspiration
* Join our [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/dolphin) for support

Ready to dive deeper? Continue to [Creating Your First Program](https://claude.ai/chat/guides/first-program.md) for a more detailed walkthrough.


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