Using the Developer Portal¶

The developer portal empowers you to efficiently manage your Tanssi-powered network operations, security, and customization. With intuitive tools at your disposal, you can ensure smooth management and tailor your network to meet your project's unique requirements.

How to Connect to the Developer Portal¶

Before getting started, you need to retrieve your network's WS URL. This information is available on your network's Dashboard in the Tanssi dApp underneath the Properties section.

Retrieve your WS URL from the Tanssi dashboard

Now you're ready to connect your Tanssi-powered network to the developer portal. Navigate to Polkadot.js Apps and click on the chain information in the top left corner to switch to your network.

Retrieve your WS URL from the Tanssi dashboard

To configure your network, take these steps:

Scroll down the left-side menu til you see Development. Click on that to expand the options
Click on Local Node
Enter in your RPC URL in the custom endpoint input field
Click the save button. The portal will reload and you should be connected to your network

Now that you have your network loaded on the developer portal, you can dive into the following guides to start managing your network.

Explore This Section¶

Manage the Sudo Account

Learn how to manage the Sudo account of your network, including viewing and importing the Sudo key into Polkadot.js Apps and changing the current Sudo key.

Dispatch Runtime Upgrades

Learn how to use the Sudo key to manage your network by performing the privileged action of upgrading the runtime of your Tanssi-powered network.

Enable Maintenance Mode

Learn how to use Sudo to turn on and off maintenance mode, which effectively pauses your network while still producing blocks and allowing select calls.

Pause Transactions

Learn how to use Sudo to temporarily pause hand-picked transactions, preventing their execution while allowing all other transactions to proceed as usual.

Impersonate Accounts

Learn how to use the Sudo key to dispatch calls by signing a transaction as if it came from a different account.

Mint Tokens

Learn how to use the Sudo key to manage your Tanssi-powered network and perform the privileged action of minting native tokens, changing the total issuance.

Smart EVM - Whitelist Contract Deployments

Learn how to use Sudo to whitelist smart contract deployers for your Smart EVM Tanssi-powered network, increasing overall security.