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title: "Quickstart"
description: "Quickstart section index."
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# Quickstart
This guide walks you through writing, compiling, inspecting, and deploying a Solidity smart contract on Neo N3. By the end, you will have a working contract running on a local Neo-Express chain.
## Sections
| [Prerequisites](/basics/quickstart/prerequisites) |
| [Step 1: Write a Contract](/basics/quickstart/step-1-write-a-contract) |
| [Step 2: Compile the Contract](/basics/quickstart/step-2-compile-the-contract) |
| [Step 3: Inspect the Output Artifacts](/basics/quickstart/step-3-inspect-the-output-artifacts) |
| [Step 4: Compile with Strict Manifest Policy](/basics/quickstart/step-4-compile-with-strict-manifest-policy) |
| [Step 5: Deploy to Neo-Express (Local Chain)](/basics/quickstart/step-5-deploy-to-neo-express-local-chain) |
| [Step 6: Use the SimpleStorage Example](/basics/quickstart/step-6-use-the-simplestorage-example) |
| [Step 7: Constructor Arguments](/basics/quickstart/step-7-constructor-arguments) |
| [Next Steps](/basics/quickstart/next-steps) |