Use Solana
Start using Solana with confidence
Choose a wallet, learn how SOL and fees work, build safer signing habits, and find apps and communities to try.
Compare wallets by platform, features, and security needs.
Follow beginner lessons on wallets, transfers, fees, tokens, staking, DeFi, NFTs, and apps.
Read the safety basics before you connect to apps, sign transactions, or move assets.
Use what you learned to explore apps, staking, events, and the Solana community.
User journey
Go from your first wallet to your first transaction.
This hub puts beginner resources in a clear order: wallet setup, SOL and fees, transfers, staking, tokens, apps, and safety.
Wallet first
Your wallet holds assets, signs transactions, and connects you to Solana apps.
Then the basics
Learn what SOL is for, how fees and transfers work, and where tokens and staking fit in.
Safety before more activity
Review seed phrases, links, approvals, and app connections before signing often.
Start here
Choose your first step on Solana.
Pick a wallet for Solana apps.
Compare wallets, then learn how keys, accounts, and approvals work.
Learn how SOL, fees, tokens, and transfers work.
Start with Solana basics, fees, tokens, and transfers before using new apps.
Find apps, staking, and events.
Explore consumer apps and staking after you understand wallets, fees, and signing safety.
Resources
Use Solana resources
Wallet setup, beginner lessons, safety guides, and links for new Solana users.
Wallets and onboarding
Start with account setup and the basics for your first transactions.
- WalletsLearn how Solana wallets work with apps, payments, and keys.
- Wallet directoryFilter wallets by platform, features, and security options.
- What is Solana?A beginner guide to the network and what it enables.
- Getting startedA guided entry point into basic Solana usage.
- What is a wallet?How wallets hold keys and connect to apps.
- Sending and receiving SOLHow a basic transfer works.
Safety, fees, and tokens
Key topics for signing transactions and moving value.
- Staying safeSecurity habits for wallets, links, approvals, and apps.
- Transaction feesHow fees work when you use the network.
- Introduction to Solana tokensA simple guide to token types and behavior.
- StakingStart learning about staking and validators.
- What is staking?A beginner overview of staking.
- Consumer appsApps, social experiences, games, and communities on Solana.
Keep learning
More links for learning what is happening around Solana.