Getting Rust & Scrypto

Here you'll find steps for installing the Scrypto toolchain on Linux, macOS and Windows. Troubleshooting suggestions follow after the installation instructions.

Compatibility

The table below shows the compatibility between Scrypto and other tools.

Install the Scrypto Toolchain

To begin working with Scrypto, you need to first prepare you system for Rust development. Then you can install the Scrypto Libraries, Radix Engine Simulator (resim) and command line tools. You can do this by following the manual steps for Windows, macOS or Linux systems, or run our scripts for automated installation at the latests scrypto version.

Automated Installation

Use these scripts to install the full scrypto toolchain on your machine.

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radixdlt/radixdlt-scrypto/refs/heads/main/scrypto-install-scripts/install-scrypto-windows.ps1' | Invoke-Expression

macOS

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radixdlt/radixdlt-scrypto/refs/heads/main/scrypto-install-scripts/install-scrypto-macos.sh | zsh

Linux (Debian based distributions)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radixdlt/radixdlt-scrypto/refs/heads/main/scrypto-install-scripts/install-scrypto-debian.sh | bash

Next steps

Manual Windows Install

1. Install LLVM & Rust compiler

• Install git by running the git installer for windows

  • Enable git long path support:

    git config --system core.longpaths true
    

• Visit the Visual Studio Downloads page:

  • Download "Build Tools for Visual Studio 2022"
  • Once the download is complete, open the downloaded file to run the installer.
  • In the installer, you will see various workloads you can install. Look for "Desktop development with C++".
  • Tick the checkbox next to "Desktop development with C++". This will automatically select all the necessary components for C++ development.
  • After selecting the necessary workload, click the "Install" button at the bottom right of the installer window.
  • Once the installation is complete, you can close the installer.
  • To verify the installation, you can a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window and type cl to check if the C++ compiler (cl.exe) is available.

• Download and install rustup-init.exe

• Download and install LLVM from here or check the LLVM GitHub repository to find other versions - be sure to tick the option that adds LLVM to the system PATH

• Install the required Rust toolchain

  rustup default 1.81.0
  

2. Enable cargo in the current shell

• Start a new PowerShell

3. Add WebAssembly target

rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown

4. Install Radix Engine Simulator and command-line tools

cargo install --force radix-clis@1.3.0

5. Next Steps

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Manual macOS Install

1. Install LLVM & Rust compiler

• Make sure you have the xcode command line tools by running:

  xcode-select --install
  

• Install cmake and LLVM

  brew

  If you don't already have homebrew installed you will need to follow the instructions here

  brew install cmake llvm
  

• Add LLVM to the system path by updating ~/.zshrc and ~/.profile:

  path_update='export PATH="$(brew --prefix llvm)/bin:$PATH"' 
  echo $path_update >> ~/.zshrc && echo $path_update >> ~/.profile
  

• Install Rust compiler

  # Replace 1.81.0 with the required version
  curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- --default-toolchain=1.81.0 
  

2. Enable cargo in the current shell

source $HOME/.cargo/env

3. Add WebAssembly target

rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown

4. Install Radix Engine Simulator and command-line tools

cargo install --force radix-clis@1.3.0

5. Next Steps

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Manual Linux Install

1. Install LLVM & Rust compiler

• Make sure a C++ compiler and LLVM is installed:

  sudo apt install clang build-essential llvm
  

• Install Rust compiler

  # Replace 1.81.0 with the required version
  curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- --default-toolchain=1.81.0
  

2. Enable cargo in the current shell

source $HOME/.cargo/env

3. Add WebAssembly target

rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown

4. Install Radix Engine Simulator and command-line tools

cargo install --force radix-clis@1.3.0

5. Next Steps

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Troubleshooting

Windows

1. Check your clang version

   clang --version
   

2. Check your LLVM/Clang version is compatible with your Rust and Resim versions by looking at the Compatibility Table

3. Install the appropriate LLVM version from the LLVM GitHub repository.

4. Reinstall required Rust toolchain

   # Replace 1.81.0 with the required version
   rustup default 1.81.0
   

5. Add WebAssembly target

   rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
   

6. Install Radix Engine Simulator and command-line tools

   # Replace 1.3.0 with the required version
   cargo install --force radix-clis@1.3.0
   

macOS

Try the following steps:

1. Define rust stable:

   # Replace 1.81.0 with the required version
   rustup default 1.81.0
   

2. Install LLVM 17 using brew:

   # Replace 18 with the required version
   brew install llvm@18
   

3. Confirm the Installation Path:

   # Replace 18 with the required version
   brew --prefix llvm@18
   

   Output: /usr/local/opt/llvm@18

4. Add the vesion LLVM to the system path:

   # Replace @18 with the required version
   path_update='export PATH="$(brew --prefix llvm@18)/bin:$PATH"' 
   echo $path_update >> ~/.zshrc && echo $path_update >> ~/.profile
   

5. Open a new terminal window to reload the environment

6. Check that the installation of LLVM was done correctly by checking the clang version

   clang --version
   

7. Install XCode from the App Store

8. Reset the XCode config:

   xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch
   

9. Add WebAssembly target

   rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
   

10. Install Radix Engine Simulator and command-line tools

    cargo install --force radix-clis@1.3.0
    

macOS Command line tools

1. Remove command line tools

   sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
   

2. Reinstall command line tools

   xcode-select install
   

After Installing Scrypto

You have now successfully installed the Scrypto toolchain and can start writing your own Scrypto code. To do that you we advise you use an IDE/code-editor

Setting up Your IDE/Code Editor

An IDE, which stands for Integrated Development Environment, is like a text editor, but with added features to help you while programming. For writing Scrypto code you will need to install an IDE with rust support (because Scrypto is built on top of Rust). We recommend Visual Studio Code where there are rust and Radix Developer Tools extensions to assist.

Visual Studio Code

To set up Visual Studio Code:

1. Start by installing VS Code by following the download and install instructions.

2. Install the rust-analyzer and Radix Developer Tools extensions. This will give you syntax highlighting and code suggestion while you write your Scrypto code and manifests:

   • Open VS Code

   • Click on the extension icon on the left panel

   

   • Search for "rust-analyzer"

   • Click on install

   

   • Search for "Radix Developer Tools"

   • Click on install

   

You are now ready to start writing your first Scrypto blueprint.

What Should You do Next?

If your not sure what to do after installing scrypto have a look at our Learning Step-by-Step to learn how to start making Scrypto packages and dapps.

More Information

• Scrypto CLI

• Radix Engine Simulator