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5Hardhat is an Ethereum development environment for professionals. It facilitates performing frequent tasks, such as running tests, automatically checking code for mistakes or interacting with a smart contract. Check out the [plugin list](https://hardhat.org/plugins/) to use it with your existing tools.
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7Built by the [Nomic Foundation](https://nomic.foundation/) for the Ethereum community.
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9Join our [Hardhat Support Discord server](https://hardhat.org/discord) to stay up to date on new releases, plugins and tutorials.
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13> 💡 **The Nomic Foundation is hiring! Check [our open positions](https://www.nomic.foundation/jobs?utm_source=myALpQnzlM).**
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17## Installation
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19To install Hardhat, go to an empty folder, initialize an `npm` project (i.e. `npm init`), and run
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21```
22npm install --save-dev hardhat
23```
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25Once it's installed, just run this command and follow its instructions:
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27```
28npx hardhat init
29```
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31## Documentation
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33On [Hardhat's website](https://hardhat.org) you will find:
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35- [Guides to get started](https://hardhat.org/getting-started/)
36- [Hardhat Network](https://hardhat.org/hardhat-network/)
37- [Plugin list](https://hardhat.org/plugins/)
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39## Contributing
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41Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to open any issue or send a pull request.
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43Go to [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) to learn about how to set up Hardhat's development environment.
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45## Feedback, help and news
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47[Hardhat Support Discord server](https://hardhat.org/discord): for questions and feedback.
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49[Follow Hardhat on Twitter.](https://twitter.com/HardhatHQ)
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51## Happy building!
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