Learning Resources for Stellar Development

This guide covers interactive learning platforms, example repositories, and educational content for Stellar/Soroban development.

Interactive Learning Platforms

Stellar Quest

Gamified challenges for learning Stellar fundamentals — live at quest.stellar.org. Complete increasingly difficult quests, earn NFT badges. See the Stellar Quest activation in this repo for running it at an event.

Feature	Details
Website	quest.stellar.org
Type	Challenge-based learning
Topics	Transactions, assets, accounts, Stellar dev tools

Stellar Lab

Browser-based playground for building, signing, and submitting transactions, exploring APIs, and inspecting XDR.

Feature	Details
Website	lab.stellar.org
Type	Interactive network playground
Features	Transaction builder, API explorer, XDR viewer

Online IDE: StellarIDE

Write, compile, test, and deploy Soroban contracts in the browser, with no local setup. Good for a first contract or a hackathon laptop without Rust.

Feature	Details
URL	stellaride.dev
Source	Alouzious/StellarIDE (open source)
Features	Rust editor, Wasm build, cargo test, one-click testnet deploy with Friendbot, AI assistant

Official Example Repositories

Soroban Examples

Core educational smart contract examples from SDF.

Feature	Details
GitHub	stellar/soroban-examples
Language	Rust

Included Examples:

• Hello World
• Token (fungible)
• Atomic Swap
• Authorization patterns
• Events
• Liquidity Pool
• Timelock
• Deployer
• Merkle Distribution
• Custom Types

Soroban Example dApp

Full-stack crowdfunding application with Next.js frontend.

Feature	Details
GitHub	stellar/soroban-example-dapp
Stack	Rust + Next.js + Freighter

Note: Archived January 2026 (read-only). Still useful reading, but unmaintained — for a current full-stack walkthrough use the Guestbook dapp tutorial.

Learn:

• Contract development
• TypeScript bindings
• Wallet integration
• Transaction building
• Frontend patterns

Community Examples

Scout Soroban Examples

Security-audited contract examples demonstrating secure patterns.

Feature	Details
GitHub	CoinFabrik/scout-soroban-examples
Focus	Security patterns

Soroban Guide (Xycloo)

Learning resources and example contracts.

Feature	Details
GitHub	xycloo/soroban-guide

Includes:

• Events tutorial
• Rock-paper-scissors game
• Vault patterns
• Dutch auctions

OZ Stellar NFT

Simple NFT implementation using OpenZeppelin contracts.

Feature	Details
GitHub	jamesbachini/OZ-Stellar-NFT
Focus	NFT basics with OpenZeppelin

Official Documentation

Getting Started

Tutorial	URL
Hello World	developers.stellar.org/docs/build/smart-contracts/getting-started/hello-world
Deploy to Testnet	developers.stellar.org/docs/build/smart-contracts/getting-started/deploy-to-testnet
TypeScript Bindings	developers.stellar.org/docs/build/apps/guestbook/bindings

Building Applications

Guide	URL
Build Apps Overview	developers.stellar.org/docs/build/apps
Freighter Integration	developers.stellar.org/docs/build/guides/freighter
Passkey Prerequisites	developers.stellar.org/docs/build/apps/guestbook/passkeys-prerequisites

Video Content

Stellar YouTube Channel

Official tutorials and presentations.

Video	Topic
Learn Rust for Smart Contracts	DAO Series
Call Option Contract	Walkthrough
Blend Protocol Tutorial	DeFi Integration
Contract Wizard	OpenZeppelin x Stellar

Blog Posts & Guides

Article	Topic
Testing Smart Contracts	Testing strategies
Composability on Stellar	Contract composition
Sorobounty Tutorials	Community tutorials
Native vs Soroban Tokens	Token comparison

Recommended Learning Path

Beginner

1. Stellar Quest - Learn Stellar basics at quest.stellar.org
2. Soroban Examples - Study Hello World
3. Stellar Lab - Build and submit transactions interactively

Intermediate

1. Soroban Example dApp - Full-stack development
2. OpenZeppelin Contracts - Use audited libraries
3. Contract Wizard - Generate contracts
4. Soroban Guide (Xycloo) - Advanced patterns

Advanced

1. Scout Soroban Examples - Security patterns
2. DeFi Protocol Code - Blend, Soroswap
3. Security Tools - Scout Soroban
4. Build your own indexer - Mercury, Zephyr

Community

Developer Resources

Platform	URL
Discord	discord.gg/stellardev
Stack Exchange	stellar.stackexchange.com
GitHub Discussions	stellar/stellar-protocol/discussions
Developer Meeting	Every Thursday, live on X, YouTube, and Twitch (@buildonstellar)
Meeting notes and recordings	developers.stellar.org/meetings

Funding

Program	URL
Stellar Community Fund	communityfund.stellar.org
Soroban Audit Bank	stellar.org/grants-and-funding/soroban-audit-bank