Guides¶

Step-by-step guides for the Polkadot Products Devnet.

For users¶

For using the Polkadot app, or opening apps through the web gateway at dev-dot.li.

Create an account & get funds: set up an account and get the funds you need on the Devnet.
Back up & restore your account: save the recovery phrase, turn on the cloud backup and restore onto a new device.
Get & use CASH: top up the balance the app shows and send it to another user.
Username & proof of personhood: claim a People Chain username and get personhood.
Discover & open apps: find apps in Browse and open them by their .dot domain.
Messaging & calls: chat with and call other users.

For developers¶

For building a Product. You mostly work with a static web app, the Product SDK and two CLIs, pad and dotns. On this Devnet both take the devnet preset with --env devnet. See Networks & endpoints.

Build & publish an app: scaffold an app on the Product SDK and publish it with the pad deploy CLI.
Register a .dot domain: reserve and configure a DotNS name with @polkadot-community-foundation/dotns-cli.
Use platform services from the SDK: call chain, contract, cloud storage, identity and signing APIs from @parity/product-sdk.

New to building here? Start with Get started as a developer. The Architecture and Reference sections have the background and the exact values.

Last update: October 28, 2026
| Created: July 16, 2026