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Celo was created to enable real-world uses cases on Ethereum. Whether you’re building your first app or looking to integrate an existing protocol onto Celo, we have all the resources and tools you need to get started.

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Why Build on Celo?

  • EVM Compatibile: Celo is fully EVM-compatible, offering the same development experience as Ethereum with improved scalability and lower costs.
  • Fast Transactions: Celo produces 1-second blocks.
  • Easy, Low-Cost Payments: Celo’s seamless payment infrastructure, including Fee Abstraction, sub-cent fees, and native stablecoins, enables simple and affordable transactions.
  • Global Reach: Celo provides access to more than 8 million real-world users with some apps having more than 200,000 DAUs.

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Getting Started

Quickstart

Get started fast with Celopedia

Deploy on Celo

Deploy a smart contract on Celo

Faucet

Receive testnet funds

Tooling

Explore developer tooling

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Get support

Something missing or unclear in these docs? Open an issue, or edit the page yourself — the docs live in celo-org/docs, and GitHub will walk you from an edit to a pull request.