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# Start building on Taraxa!

## tl;dr where's the example? 

Here's a [step-by-step smart contract deployment example](/taraxa-network/develop/smart-contracts/remix.md). 

## Building on Taraxa's EVM-compatible Network = super easy

Hi! Thanks for checking out Taraxa's Layer-1 network. Here are a few quick links to get you started right away. 

* [Create a wallet](/taraxa-network/wallet.md) using tools you're already familiar with such as Metamask and Ledger
* Get some [testnet tokens from the faucet](https://testnet.explorer.taraxa.io/faucet) on the Taraxa Explorer
* [Connecting to the Taraxa network](/taraxa-network/develop/connect-to-taraxas-network.md) via our dev deployed RPC endpoint, or running a node of your own 
* [Deploying a smart contract](/taraxa-network/develop/smart-contracts.md) is super easy, all ETH-compatible tools just work 
* Using [common ETH frameworks and a few dApp deployment examples](/taraxa-network/develop/common-frameworks-and-examples.md) via video walkthroughs
* [Oracles](/taraxa-network/develop/oracles.md) available on Taraxa for your DeFi needs.
* [Taraxa RPC specifications](/taraxa-network/develop/taraxa-rpc-specs.md) highlights Taraxa's near-100% compatibility with ETH's RPC specs, with a few minor quirks & exceptions

Let's get building! 


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