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Install Nillion

Install the Nillion SDK in one command. This includes the nada directory to create a Nada project and the nillion-devnet to interact with a local Nillion network.

One line create-nillion-app installation​

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Nillion SDK binaries are available for Linux and macOS platforms. For Windows installation, make sure to follow our Windows developer environment setup guide ahead of installing binaries.

Prerequisties:

  • Python (>= 3.10)
  • Node (>= v18.17)

We have made this a simpler process with our NPX tool: create-nillion-app.

In one command it installs:

  • Nillion SDK
  • A NextJS app
  • Python / Nada folders to use Nada programs

Getting Started

  1. Run the following command the follow the CLI instructions
npx @nillion/create-nillion-app
  1. Name your directory (i.e. my_blind_app)
  2. Wait until CLI completes

Your shell should look like this:

CNA Shell

Your tree should look like this:

.
├── README.md
├── app
│   ├── components
│   ├── home
│   ├── layout.tsx
│   ├── lib
│   └── page.tsx
├── nada
│   ├── .venv
│   ├── nada-project.toml
│   ├── requirements.txt
│   ├── src
│   └── target
│   └── tests
├── next.config.mjs
├── node_modules
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── public
│   ├── favicon.ico
│   ├── next.svg
│   └── vercel.svg
└── tsconfig.json

Next steps​

✅ You're off to a great start! Now that you have installed the Nillion SDK and Tools, you have everything you need to create a Nada project.