# Hardhat and Foundry Starter Kit > Integrate Flare into Hardhat and Foundry. > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to the page URL. Source: https://dev.flare.network/network/guides/hardhat-foundry-starter-kit The starter kit includes a basic setup for configuring Hardhat and Foundry, along with examples on how to compile, test and deploy smart contracts on Flare. ## Prerequisites[​](#prerequisites "Direct link to Prerequisites") If you're new to Hardhat, review Hardhat's documentation on [Getting Started with Hardhat](https://hardhat.org/hardhat-runner/docs/getting-started#overview). Install the following tools: - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en) v18.0 or higher - [npm](https://nodejs.org/en/learn/getting-started/an-introduction-to-the-npm-package-manager) or [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) tip [Hardhat for Visual Studio Code](https://hardhat.org/hardhat-vscode) is the official Hardhat extension that adds advanced support for Solidity to VSCode. If you use VSCode, give it a try! If you're new to Foundry, review Foundry's documentation on [Getting Started with Foundry](https://book.getfoundry.sh). Install the following tools: - [Foundry](https://getfoundry.sh/) ## Clone the template[​](#clone-the-template "Direct link to Clone the template") 1. Clone the [flare-hardhat-starter](https://github.com/flare-foundation/flare-hardhat-starter) and navigate into the project directory. ``` git clone https://github.com/flare-foundation/flare-hardhat-starter.gitcd flare-hardhat-starter ``` 2. Install the project dependencies. ``` yarn ``` or alternatively: ``` npm install --force ``` 3. Copy the example environment file and update it with your settings. ``` cp .env.example .env ``` 4. Open the `.env` file and set your `PRIVATE_KEY`. ``` PRIVATE_KEY=your_private_key_here ``` danger - Never share your private keys. - Never put your private keys in source code. - Never commit private keys to a Git repository. 1. Clone the [flare-foundry-starter](https://github.com/flare-foundation/flare-foundry-starter) and navigate into the project directory. ``` git clone https://github.com/flare-foundation/flare-foundry-starter.gitcd flare-foundry-starter ``` 2. Install the project dependencies. ``` make install ``` The `make install` target runs `forge soldeer install` and additionally fetches the npm-only dependencies (`ftso-adapters`, `pyth-sdk-solidity`, `lz-address-book`) used by the starter's adapter and OFT examples. 3. The starter ships with a `remappings.txt` ready for the current periphery release. For reference, it contains: remappings.txt ``` @openzeppelin-contracts/=dependencies/@openzeppelin-contracts-5.2.0-rc.1/flare-periphery/=dependencies/flare-periphery-0.1.37/@flarenetwork/flare-periphery-contracts/=dependencies/flare-periphery-0.1.37/src/forge-std/=dependencies/forge-std-1.9.5/src/surl/=dependencies/surl-0.0.0/src/surl/=dependencies/surl-0.0.0/lz-address-book/=dependencies/lz-address-book/src/@layerzerolabs/lz-evm-protocol-v2/=dependencies/lz-address-book/lib/LayerZero-v2/packages/layerzero-v2/evm/protocol/@layerzerolabs/lz-evm-messagelib-v2/=dependencies/lz-address-book/lib/LayerZero-v2/packages/layerzero-v2/evm/messagelib/@layerzerolabs/oft-evm/=dependencies/lz-address-book/lib/devtools/packages/oft-evm/@layerzerolabs/oapp-evm/=dependencies/lz-address-book/lib/devtools/packages/oapp-evm/solidity-bytes-utils/=dependencies/lz-address-book/lib/solidity-bytes-utils/solady/=dependencies/solady-0.1.26/ftso-adapters/=dependencies/ftso-adapters-0.0.1/@pythnetwork/pyth-sdk-solidity/=dependencies/pyth-sdk-solidity-2.2.0/ ``` 4. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and update it with your settings. Add `PRIVATE_KEY` to your environment variables. ``` PRIVATE_KEY=your_private_key_here ``` danger - Never share your private keys. - Never put your private keys in source code. - Never commit private keys to a Git repository. 5. You now need to add the information from the `.env` file to your bash profile: ``` source .env ``` You need to do this every time you open a new terminal or change the `.env` file. ## Compile, test and deploy[​](#compile-test-and-deploy "Direct link to Compile, test and deploy") 1. Compile the smart contracts to generate the necessary artifacts. ``` yarn hardhat compile ``` or alternatively: ``` yarn hardhat compile ``` This command compiles all `.sol` files in the `/contracts` folder and generates artifacts needed for testing. 2. Run the provided test suite to ensure everything is set up correctly. ``` yarn hardhat test ``` or alternatively: ``` yarn hardhat test ``` 3. Review and modify `hardhat.config.ts` to specify the networks you want to deploy to. The details for Flare Mainnet, Flare Testnet Coston2, Songbird Canary-Network and Songbird Testnet Coston are already included. Optionally you can add the API keys for [Flare Explorer](https://flare-explorer.flare.network) in the `.env` file. ``` yarn hardhat run scripts/tryDeployment.ts ``` or alternatively: ``` yarn hardhat run scripts/tryDeployment.ts --network coston2 ``` Congratulations! You have successfully integrated Flare into Hardhat. 1. Compile the smart contracts to generate the necessary artifacts. ``` forge build ``` This command compiles all `.sol` files in the `/src` folder and generates artifacts needed for testing. 2. Run the provided test suite to ensure everything is set up correctly. ``` forge test ``` 3. Run the deployment script using Foundry: ``` forge script script/HelloWorld.s.sol --broadcast --private-key $PRIVATE_KEY --rpc-url ``` Replace `` with the RPC endpoint of the network you are deploying to. A list of RPC endpoints for Flare networks can be found in Flare's [Network Configuration](/network/overview#configuration). Congratulations! You have successfully integrated Flare into Foundry.