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Module 2 - Basics Installations

Why Rust & CosmWasm?

The Router Chain is built using the Cosmos SDK and encapsulates all the features of Cosmos, including fast Block Times, Robust Security Mechanisms, and, most importantly, CosmWasm - a Security-first Smart Contract Platform.

For interacting with CosmWasm & Writing Smart Contracts, one needs to have a Basic Understanding of Rust.

Installations

Windows

For Smooth Experience of Installation in Windows it is better if you have wsl Installed. Run the Below Command, if you don’t have it -

Terminal window
wsl --install

  • Now, Click here to Install Rust via Terminal or exe file. It will Install Rustup, later on also Cargo, which is Rust’s Package Manager.

  • Now, We’ll be Installing CosmWasm by Directly Running the Below Commands -

Terminal window
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
Terminal window
cargo install cargo-generate --features vendored-openssl
Terminal window
cargo install cargo-run-script
  • Lastly, We’ll be needing Docker to Optimize Production Code and make the Binary Size of Compiled CosmWasm Contracts as Small as Possible, we use Rust-Optimizer, which uses Docker to work.

macOS

  • Click here to Install Rust. It will Install Rustup, later on also Download Cargo, which is Rust’s Package Manager.

  • Now, We’ll be Installing CosmWasm by Directly Running the Below Commands -

Terminal window
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
Terminal window
cargo install cargo-generate --features vendored-openssl
Terminal window
cargo install cargo-run-script
  • Lastly, We’ll be needing Docker to Optimize the Production Code and make the Binary Size of Compiled CosmWasm Contracts as Small as Possible, we use Rust-Optimizer, which uses Docker to work. To Install it, first Install HomeBrew and then Run -
Terminal window
brew install --cask docker

Linux

  • Click here to Install Rust. It will Install Rustup, later on also Download Cargo, which is Rust’s Package Manager.

  • Now, We’ll be Installing CosmWasm by Directly Running the Below Commands -

Terminal window
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
Terminal window
cargo install cargo-generate --features vendored-openssl
Terminal window
cargo install cargo-run-script
  • Lastly, We’ll be needing Docker to Optimize the Production Code and make the Binary Size of Compiled CosmWasm Contracts as Small as Possible, we use Rust-Optimizer, which uses Docker to work. To Install it, first Install HomeBrew and then Run -
Terminal window
brew install --cask docker