# Getting Started

To develop for Astrone, install Astrone in the browser of your choice on your development machine. Download here (opens new window).

A quick note...

This guide assumes intermediate knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Once Astrone is installed and running (make sure you back up your Secret Recovery Phrase), you should find that new browser tabs have a window.astrone object available in the developer console. This is how your website will interact with Astrone.

You can review the full API for that object here.

# Basic Considerations

# Web3 Browser Detection

To verify if the browser is running Astrone, copy and paste the code snippet below in the developer console of your web browser:

if (typeof window.astrone !== 'undefined') {
  console.log('Astrone is installed!');
}

You can review the full API for the window.astrone object here.

# Detecting Astrone

If you want to differentiate Astrone from other Ethereum-compatible browsers, you can detect Astrone using astrone.isAstrone.