1 |  [](https://www.npmjs.org/package/hardhat) [](https://www.gitpoap.io/gh/NomicFoundation/hardhat)
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5 | Hardhat 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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7 | Built by the [Nomic Foundation](https://nomic.foundation/) for the Ethereum community.
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9 | Join 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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19 | To install Hardhat, go to an empty folder, initialize an `npm` project (i.e. `npm init`), and run
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21 | ```
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22 | npm install --save-dev hardhat
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23 | ```
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25 | Once it's installed, just run this command and follow its instructions:
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27 | ```
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28 | npx hardhat init
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29 | ```
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31 | ## Documentation
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33 | On [Hardhat's website](https://hardhat.org) you will find:
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35 | - [Guides to get started](https://hardhat.org/getting-started/)
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36 | - [Hardhat Network](https://hardhat.org/hardhat-network/)
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37 | - [Plugin list](https://hardhat.org/plugins/)
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39 | ## Contributing
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41 | Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to open any issue or send a pull request.
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43 | Go 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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53 | 👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️👷♀️👷♂️
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