> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://luminouslabs-cc5545c6-indexing-tokens.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Mint tokens to a Light-ATA in under 3 minutes.

<Steps>
  <Step>
    ## Prerequisites

    <Accordion title="Installation">
      <Tabs>
        <Tab title="npm">
          Install packages in your working directory:

          ```bash theme={null}
          npm install @lightprotocol/stateless.js@beta \
                      @lightprotocol/compressed-token@beta
          ```

          Install the CLI globally:

          ```bash theme={null}
          npm install -g @lightprotocol/zk-compression-cli@beta
          ```
        </Tab>

        <Tab title="yarn">
          Install packages in your working directory:

          ```bash theme={null}
          yarn add @lightprotocol/stateless.js@beta \
                   @lightprotocol/compressed-token@beta
          ```

          Install the CLI globally:

          ```bash theme={null}
          yarn global add @lightprotocol/zk-compression-cli@beta
          ```
        </Tab>

        <Tab title="pnpm">
          Install packages in your working directory:

          ```bash theme={null}
          pnpm add @lightprotocol/stateless.js@beta \
                   @lightprotocol/compressed-token@beta
          ```

          Install the CLI globally:

          ```bash theme={null}
          pnpm add -g @lightprotocol/zk-compression-cli@beta
          ```
        </Tab>
      </Tabs>
    </Accordion>

    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="Localnet">
        ```bash theme={null}
        # start local test-validator in a separate terminal
        light test-validator
        ```

        <Note>
          In the code examples, use `createRpc()` without arguments for localnet.
        </Note>
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Devnet">
        Get an API key from [Helius](https://helius.dev) and add to `.env`:

        ```bash title=".env" theme={null}
        API_KEY=<your-helius-api-key>
        ```

        <Note>
          In the code examples, use `createRpc(RPC_URL)` with the devnet URL.
        </Note>
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ## Mint Tokens to Light-ATA

    ```typescript theme={null}
    import "dotenv/config";
    import { Keypair } from "@solana/web3.js";
    import { createRpc } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
    import {
        createMintInterface,
        createAtaInterface,
        mintToInterface,
        getAssociatedTokenAddressInterface,
    } from "@lightprotocol/compressed-token";
    import { homedir } from "os";
    import { readFileSync } from "fs";

    // devnet:
    const RPC_URL = `https://devnet.helius-rpc.com?api-key=${process.env.API_KEY!}`;
    const rpc = createRpc(RPC_URL);
    // localnet:
    // const rpc = createRpc();

    const payer = Keypair.fromSecretKey(
        new Uint8Array(
            JSON.parse(readFileSync(`${homedir()}/.config/solana/id.json`, "utf8"))
        )
    );

    (async function () {
        const { mint } = await createMintInterface(rpc, payer, payer, null, 9);

        const recipient = Keypair.generate();
        await createAtaInterface(rpc, payer, mint, recipient.publicKey);

        const destination = getAssociatedTokenAddressInterface(mint, recipient.publicKey);
        const tx = await mintToInterface(rpc, payer, mint, destination, payer, 1_000_000_000);

        console.log("Tx:", tx);
    })();
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

# Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Toolkits" icon="toolbox" href="/light-token/toolkits">
    Guides for dedicated use cases
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cookbook" icon="book" href="/light-token/cookbook">
    Step-by-step recipes
  </Card>
</CardGroup>