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Quick Start Guide

Welcome to Trunk! This guide will help you get up and running quickly with the Trunk network.

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Overview

Trunk is a decentralized network that enables secure and efficient data validation. This guide will help you:

• Set up your development environment
• Connect to the Trunk network
• Run your first validation

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Installation

1. Install the Trunk CLI:

npm install -g @trunk/cli

2. Initialize your project:

trunk init my-project
cd my-project

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

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Basic Usage

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1. Configure Your Environment

Create a .env file:

TRUNK_NODE=testnet
TRUNK_API_KEY=your-api-key

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2. Create Your First Validator

import { TrunkValidator } from '@trunk/core';

const validator = new TrunkValidator({
  name: 'my-validator',
  port: 8545
});

await validator.start();

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3. Run the Example

npm run example

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Next Steps

• Set up a Validator Node
• Connect to the Network
• Contribute to Trunk

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Need Help?

• Check our GitHub repository
• Join our Discord community
• Visit the Explorer