🖥️ Setup Instructions

Complete these steps before the bootcamp begins to ensure a smooth experience.

This Book

This book is available at:

https://smartcontractkit.github.io/cre-bootcamp-2026

Important Prerequisites

To get the most out of this bootcamp, we recommend you have the following prepared before Day 1. Some of this will be covered briefly so we can spend more time on building.

Required Setup

• Node.js v20 or higher - Download here
• Bun v1.3 or higher - Download here
• CRE CLI - Installation instructions
• Foundry - Installation instructions
• Add Ethereum Sepolia network to your wallet - Add network here
• Get Ethereum Sepolia ETH from the faucet - Chainlink Faucet
• Gemini LLM API key - Get from Google AI Studio

Nice to Have

• 📚 Install mdBook - So you can build and read the documentation locally

  cargo install mdbook
  

Reference Repository

The complete bootcamp project is available as a reference:

https://github.com/smartcontractkit/cre-bootcamp-2026

Note: You don’t need to clone this! During the bootcamp, we’ll build everything from scratch. The repository is there if you get stuck or want to compare your code.