Creating Smart Contracts On The XRPL With @Accountabul via Alphanet.

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🚀 COMPLETE BEGINNER'S GUIDE: Deploy Your First Smart Contract on XRPL AlphaNet! In this tutorial, I take you through the ENTIRE process of creating, compiling, deploying, and calling a smart contract on the XRP Ledger's AlphaNet test network — with ZERO prior experience! 📚 WHAT WE COVER Setting up the development environment (Node.js, Rust, dependencies) Understanding XRPL AlphaNet and test networks Creating and funding a wallet with the faucet Writing a smart contract in Rust Compiling Rust to WebAssembly (WASM) Deploying the contract to the blockchain Calling contract functions via transactions Understanding transaction fees and blockchain economics Viewing transactions on the AlphaNet explorer 🔧 TECH STACK XRP Ledger (XRPL) AlphaNet Rust programming language WebAssembly (WASM) Node.js & JavaScript @transia/xrpl library 💡 KEY CONCEPTS EXPLAINED What is a smart contract and how does it work? Deploy vs Call: Understanding the difference Transaction fees on XRPL (fee burning mechanism) Contract permanence and immutability Why call contracts repeatedly? Real-world use cases Contract accounts vs regular accounts 🔗 USEFUL LINKS AlphaNet Faucet: https://alphanet.faucet.nerdnest.xyz/accounts AlphaNet Explorer: https://explorer.xrplf.org/wss:alphanet.nerdnest.xyz XRPL Documentation: https://xrpl.org/docs Rust Programming: https://rustup.rs AlphaNet Web IDE: https://ide.alphanet.nerdnest.xyz 💰 COSTS BREAKDOWN Wallet Creation: FREE (test XRP from faucet) Contract Deployment: ~0.5 XRP (test XRP, no real cost) Contract Call: ~0.1 XRP per call Total for tutorial: less than 1 XRP in test funds ⚠️ COMMON ISSUES WE SOLVED Faucet URL configuration errors PATH environment variable problems after Rust installation Missing panic handler for no_std compilation Insufficient fee errors (telINSUF_FEE_P) Contract metadata structure differences Functions array format requirements 📝 FINAL RESULTS Working smart contract deployed to AlphaNet Successfully called a contract function Understanding of XRPL development lifecycle Foundation to build more complex contracts HASHTAGS #XRPL #SmartContracts #Blockchain #Rust #WebAssembly #CryptoDev #Web3 #Tutorial #AlphaNet #XRPLedger #Programming #DeFi #LearnToCode #BlockchainDevelopment ⚖️ DISCLAIMER This tutorial uses AlphaNet, a test network with no real monetary value. Always test on testnets before deploying to mainnet. This is educational content, not financial advice. 🙏 THANKS FOR READING! Building on blockchain can seem intimidating, but as you saw, it's totally achievable. Keep building, keep learning, and welcome to Web3! 🚀