Suggestion for building on Serum

• For developer resources on Serum and Solana:

  • https://github.com/project-serum/awesome-serum

• For a list of projects built on Serum:

  • https://serum-academy.com/en/built-on-serum/

• RPC servers to use:

  • Default list is https://github.com/project-serum/awesome-serum#rpc-servers
  • Others tend to be less reliable

• If you want to consume Serum market data:

  • Javascript program for on-chain calls: https://github.com/project-serum/serum-js
  • REST server: https://github.com/project-serum/serum-rest-server
  • Bonfida API: https://docs.bonfida.com/#introduction

• Build a mainnet and devnet/testnet toggle and have both; there are differences in performance that are useful to be able to test

  • So useful to have a devnet or testnet version
  • But also useful to have a mainnet version; that way it can be fully tested

• If you need to authenticate transactions, the best thing to do is to use the SPL wallet adapter, which is what e.g. sollet.io users to connect to DEXes

  • Note: you can build in auto-accepting as an option! https://dex.projectserum.com/#/ uses this with sollet.
    • It’s what happens when you click “Automatically approve transactions from https://dex.projectserum.com”
    • If you do, then:
    • For that session
    • As long as the URL is the same
    • As long as the transaction contents match the expected contents (e.g. a DEX order)
  • It will not require clicking ‘accept’
  • This code is in https://github.com/project-serum/sol-wallet-adapter If you want your program to be auto-accepted, submit a PR that adds it!
  • Bonfida, Solong, and others also sometimes connect

• Check that you’re using the same conventions as e.g. sollet for e.g. seed phrase and private key

• Consider composing with existing apps:

  • If your app needs liquidity you can trade on a DEX orderbook or swap
  • If your app needs to mint tokens, consider using https://spl-token-ui.com
  • Generally check out https://serum-academy.com/en/built-on-serum/ and https://github.com/project-serum/awesome-serum for ideas and tools

• For fees going to SRM governance, you can assign to this address if you want

• Something about suggesting that you add your project to awesome-serum, serum-academy, built-on-serum, etc. when it’s ready for users