Developers are the core that power Hydro. We believe that mass adoption comes from providing a smooth, elegant, and developer-friendly experience. That is why we actively encourage our community to build new dApps, smart contracts, plugins, and SDKs across the different phases of the Hydro ecosystem.
This section contains everything a developer needs to get started.
If you are new to Hydro, or if you are experiencing difficulties implementing specific smart contracts or integrations, we recommend starting with the tutorials provided below.
Community & Support
I am unable to find a smart contract, plugin, or SDK
We continuously strive to serve the developer community. If you believe a specific smart contract, plugin, or SDK is missing, feel free to pitch your idea via GitHub or contact us directly.
I need help implementing a dApp, plugin, or SDK
You are not alone. Join our Discord channel or reach out to the Hydro team—someone will be available to help guide you through the process.
I want to support Hydro through development work
We welcome community contributors. Visit the HDCP (Hydro Community Development Program) section to explore open development tasks. Developers selected for HDCP tasks are rewarded with the associated bounty once the work is completed and validated.
FAQs
I am unable to find a Smart Contract / Plugin / SDK
We always strive to serve the community. If you feel that certain smart contract / plugin or sdk is missing which will help you and the overall community then feel free to pitch the idea to us either through Github or by contacting us.
I need help with the implementation of a dApp / Plugin / SDK
Fear not, either stalk us on our discord channel or contact us and one of our team would be there to guide you on it.
I want to support Hydro by helping in development tasks. What can I do?
You are welcome! Please, take a look at HDCP (Hydro Community Development Program) section of the website; there you’ll find a lot of tasks that are just waiting for a developer. If you are selected as developer on any HDCP task, you will be rewarded with the associated bounty, once the task is completed and validated!.
I want to start developing a dApp for the snowflake dashboard. Is there a starting point?
Yes! You have the Snowflake Resolver Boilerplate available on the hydro blockchain Github repository, that is a good starting point for every developer. It comes as a truffle bundle. You can also have a look at the Hydro smart contract repository, where you will find several examples of completed hydro contracts.