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learn.sol

learn.sol is a web-based Solana development learning product that pairs structured lessons with coding challenges, a runtime simulator, a visual architecture builder and documentation-aware AI assistance.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use it to follow a structured Solana learning path or to practice a specific concept through code, runtime simulation or visual architecture building.

Who it is for

  • Developers learning Solana foundations, Rust, Anchor programs or Solana Kit clients.
  • Learners who want coding practice and visual or runtime-based ways to explore Solana concepts.
  • Developers exploring an open-source implementation of a Solana education product.

Documented uses

  • Study Solana concepts including accounts, transactions, PDAs, token flows and clients.
  • Practice Rust through coding challenges with starter code and server-side validation.
  • Explore runtime checks, account changes, logs and selected failure modes.
  • Sketch Solana program architecture and use Anchor export helpers.
  • Ask documentation-aware questions or access the learning corpus in LLM-friendly text formats.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The project describes itself as free and open source under the MIT license. Local development requires Node.js 20+ and pnpm 10+; database-backed features require PostgreSQL, local authentication requires a Privy app, and chat or documentation ingestion requires an OpenAI API key.

  • The curriculum covers Solana foundations, Rust, Anchor and Solana Kit clients, while the shipped coding challenge track is specifically a 30-exercise Rust track.
  • Runtime Lab focuses on predicting checks and inspecting account diffs and logs; it is distinct from the code-editing challenges.
  • Visual Builder supports architecture sketches, local graph persistence and Anchor export helpers.
  • The AI chat is documentation-aware, and documentation search uses Postgres with pgvector.
  • The repository identifies Next.js 15, React 18 and TypeScript, alongside Fumadocs MDX, Monaco Editor and React Flow.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Set up learn.sol locally

Install and configure the project, then start its local development server.

Before you start

  • Node.js 20 or later
  • pnpm 10
  • A Privy app for local authentication
  • An OpenAI API key for chat and documentation ingestion
  • PostgreSQL if using authentication-backed progress, embeddings, or other database-backed features

Steps

  1. Install dependencies with pnpm install.

  2. Create a local .env file and set POSTGRES_URL, NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL, the listed Privy app ID/client ID/secret values, and OPENAI_API_KEY.

  3. Start the local server with pnpm dev.

  4. Open http://localhost:3000.

Expected outcome

The learn.sol application is available on the local development server.

Guide limitations

  • PostgreSQL is identified as necessary only for authentication-backed progress, embeddings, or database-backed features.
  • An OpenAI API key is required for chat and documentation ingestion; documentation search ingestion also requires POSTGRES_URL.
  • These steps describe local development, not production deployment.
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