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# Building Smart Contracts

## Install cargo-contract

To build the Substrate smart contract project we will need CLI utility

```bash
$ rustup component add rust-src --toolchain nightly
```

```bash
$ cargo install cargo-contract --vers ^0.11 --force --locked
```

## 🧪 Test

To test your smart contract, run the following command

```bash
$ cargo test
```

## 🏗️ Build

To compile your smart contract, run the following command

```bash
$ cargo +nightly contract build
```