---
title: Installation
description:
  Set up your environment and generate the Private Channels TypeScript clients
---

## Prerequisites

- Rust 1.91+
- Solana CLI 3.1.13 (Agave):
  `sh -c "$(curl -sSfL https://release.anza.xyz/v3.1.13/install)"`
- Node.js 24.7.0+
- pnpm 10.15.1+: `npm install -g pnpm@10.15.1`

## Clone the Repository

```bash
git clone https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-private-channels.git
cd solana-private-channels
```

## Generate TypeScript Clients

The TypeScript clients are **not** published to npm. They must be generated from
the IDL using Codama.

```bash
# Escrow program client
cd private-channel-escrow-program
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm run generate-clients
cd ..

# Withdraw program client
cd private-channel-withdraw-program
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm run generate-clients
cd ..
```

Generated clients land in:

- `private-channel-escrow-program/clients/typescript/src/generated/`
- `private-channel-withdraw-program/clients/typescript/src/generated/`

Import from these local paths in your application; there is no
`@private-channels/client` package on npm. Code samples in this section use a
relative path (`../private-channel-escrow-program/...`) that assumes your code
lives alongside the cloned repository; adjust it to match where you actually
import from in your own project.

## Connect to Devnet

```bash
solana config set --url devnet
solana airdrop 2
solana balance
```

- Escrow Program ID: `9tgHa1DcnaSSUtmMsst8ovKTe1Gfxzezn27KnH9xXYeU`
- Withdraw Program ID: `J231K9UEpS4y4KAPwGc4gsMNCjKFRMYcQBcjVW7vBhVi`

## Next Steps

**[Deposit Tokens](/docs/tools/private-channels/quickstart/deposit)** - make
your first deposit