# Creating an Anchor Project in Visual Studio Code

Starting your development journey with the Eclipse blockchain involves creating and setting up a project environment that supports Solana and Anchor frameworks. This section guides you through initializing an Anchor project for NFT minting, which lays the foundation for your smart contract development.

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[step-1-initialize-anchor-project](https://docs.eclipse.xyz/developers/tutorials-and-guides/developer-guides/dapp-deployment-tutorial-eclipse-devnet/creating-an-anchor-project-in-visual-studio-code/step-1-initialize-anchor-project)
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[step-2-update-the-lib.rs-file-with-smart-contract-code](https://docs.eclipse.xyz/developers/tutorials-and-guides/developer-guides/dapp-deployment-tutorial-eclipse-devnet/creating-an-anchor-project-in-visual-studio-code/step-2-update-the-lib.rs-file-with-smart-contract-code)
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[step-3-update-the-smart-contracts-cargo.toml-file](https://docs.eclipse.xyz/developers/tutorials-and-guides/developer-guides/dapp-deployment-tutorial-eclipse-devnet/creating-an-anchor-project-in-visual-studio-code/step-3-update-the-smart-contracts-cargo.toml-file)
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[step-4-update-the-projects-root-cargo.toml-file](https://docs.eclipse.xyz/developers/tutorials-and-guides/developer-guides/dapp-deployment-tutorial-eclipse-devnet/creating-an-anchor-project-in-visual-studio-code/step-4-update-the-projects-root-cargo.toml-file)
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[step-5-compile-your-program-with-anchor-build](https://docs.eclipse.xyz/developers/tutorials-and-guides/developer-guides/dapp-deployment-tutorial-eclipse-devnet/creating-an-anchor-project-in-visual-studio-code/step-5-compile-your-program-with-anchor-build)
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[step-6-deploy-your-project-to-the-eclipse-devnet](https://docs.eclipse.xyz/developers/tutorials-and-guides/developer-guides/dapp-deployment-tutorial-eclipse-devnet/creating-an-anchor-project-in-visual-studio-code/step-6-deploy-your-project-to-the-eclipse-devnet)
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[step-7-verify-program-deployment-on-the-eclipse-devnet-explorer](https://docs.eclipse.xyz/developers/tutorials-and-guides/developer-guides/dapp-deployment-tutorial-eclipse-devnet/creating-an-anchor-project-in-visual-studio-code/step-7-verify-program-deployment-on-the-eclipse-devnet-explorer)
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