RGB guidelines

For users

Learn how to use RGB by checking out these user guidelines:

  • Installing RGB

    To try out RGB you have to install appropriate tools and software, including command-line utilities, node and GUI wallets.

    Install RGB

  • Issuing RGB tokens

    Issuing assets, NFTs and many other standard RGB contracts is very simple and doesn't require any programming skills.

    Issuer guidelines

  • Using RGB contracts

    Learn how to interact with RGB contracts and RGB assets as a power user using command-line tools by checking our advanced guidelines.

    Become power user

For developers

If you are developer looking for creating new forms of RGB smart contracts or integrate RGB into your software, check out developer guidelines:

  • Writing contracts

    Simple RGB contracts can be created in Rust (using handy macros). More advanced contracts will require writing code for AluVM in AluAssemblye language. We also work on a new high-level language called Contractum, with its first version release targeting end of the year.

    Learn to program

  • Integrating RGB

    Want to let your users access RGB assets & smart contracts? Integrating RGB is simple as using one of existing SDKs in your project and working with JSON data structures. Check what libraries exists for RGB integration today, provided by several independent teams and companies.

    Integrate RGB

  • Learn RGB

    RGB is much more complex than simple bitcoin applications; to unlock its true power in creating the world of Bitcoin Finance (#BiFi) it is important to understand its terminology and internal architecture in details. A good starting point can be through multiple RGB learning resources.

    Access docs

We highly recommend to watch CSV 402: Introduction to RGB Programming -- a great three-day course by RGB creator, Dr Maxim Orlovsky and other protocol contributors, made for Plan B Network.

In-depth RGB

If you are interested in in-depth understanding of how RGB works, you should check the following resources:

  • FAQ & videos

    Best place to learn core RGB concepts is on our FAQ website. We also have accumulated a lot of explanatory videos on our YouTube channel.

    RGB tutorials

  • Specifications

    RGB is a multi-layer stack of protocols. A good overview is given in the RGB whitepaper but there are other specs available.

    RGB specs

  • API Docs

    For developers, we have a lot of API reference documentation for RGB libraries used in contract development and integration.

    API references

  • Course

    For those, who wants to become experts in RGB, a three-day dive-in course by Plan B Network is a must-to-watch series.

    Watch course