Application developers can use the Fabric tutorials to get started building their own solutions. Start working with Fabric by deploying the test network on your local machine. You can then use the steps provided by the :doc:`deploy_chaincode` tutorial to deploy and test your smart contracts. The :doc:`write_first_app` tutorial provides an introduction to how to use the APIs provided by the Fabric SDKs to invoke smart contracts from your client applications. For an in depth overview of how Fabric applications and smart contracts work together, you can visit the :doc:`developapps/developing_applications` topic.
The :doc:`deploy_chaincode` tutorial can also be used by network operators to learn how to use the Fabric chaincode lifecycle to manage smart contracts deployed on a running network. Both network operators and application developers can use the tutorials on Private data and CouchDB to explore important Fabric features. When you are ready to deploy Hyperledger Fabric in production, see the guide for :doc:`deployment_guide_overview`.
There are two tutorials for updating a channel: :doc:`config_update` and :doc:`updating_capabilities`, while :doc:`upgrading_your_components` shows how to upgrade components like peers, ordering nodes, SDKs, and more.
Finally, we provide an introduction to how to write a basic smart contract, :doc:`chaincode4ade`.
Note
If you have questions not addressed by this documentation, or run into issues with any of the tutorials, please visit the :doc:`questions` page for some tips on where to find additional help.
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 :caption: Tutorials test_network deploy_chaincode.md write_first_app tutorial/commercial_paper private_data_tutorial couchdb_tutorial channel_update_tutorial config_update.md chaincode4ade build_network videos