# Your first local node

Download Yano and start a local Cardano development network.

Canonical URL: https://getyano.dev/start/quickstart/

Start a local Cardano chain from a **ready-to-run release**. You do not need Git, Gradle, or a source checkout.

## 1. Download Yano

Open the [Yano v0.1.0-pre12 release](https://github.com/bloxbean/yano/releases/tag/v0.1.0-pre12) and download:

- **JVM:** [`yano-0.1.0-pre12.zip`](https://github.com/bloxbean/yano/releases/download/v0.1.0-pre12/yano-0.1.0-pre12.zip), with Java 25 installed. Recommended if you also want to try app chains.
- **Native:** the `yano-native-0.1.0-pre12-<platform>.zip` matching your operating system and CPU. No Java installation needed.

See [installation](/start/installation/) for the platform download links and Windows commands.

## 2. Extract and start

Extract the whole ZIP, including its `config/` directory. For the JVM download on macOS or Linux:

```bash
unzip yano-0.1.0-pre12.zip
cd yano-0.1.0-pre12
./yano.sh start:devnet
```

For a native download, enter its extracted `yano-native-0.1.0-pre12-<platform>` directory and run the same `./yano.sh start:devnet` command. The launcher selects the packaged binary automatically.

Keep this terminal running. The default REST port is `7070`; the node-to-node port is `13337`. The local devnet uses network magic `42`.

## 3. Check your chain

In another terminal:

```bash
curl -fsS http://localhost:7070/q/health/ready
curl -fsS http://localhost:7070/api/v1/node/tip
curl -fsS http://localhost:7070/api/v1/blocks/latest
curl -fsS http://localhost:7070/api/v1/epochs/latest/parameters
```

Repeat the tip query after a few seconds. Once startup completes, blocks should advance. Open [Swagger UI](http://localhost:7070/q/swagger-ui) to explore the API included in your release.

## What you just started

This is a local Cardano development chain backed by RocksDB. Its test currency has no public-network value. Keep devnet mutation endpoints on your development machine or a trusted test network.

If startup fails, check Java with `java -version` for a JVM installation, confirm that ports are free, and ensure you extracted the complete distribution. See [troubleshooting](/operate/troubleshooting/).

## Next steps

[Connect your favorite SDK](/develop/blockfrost/), [submit a transaction](/develop/transactions/), or [start an app chain](/app-chains/quickstart/). Source builds are an optional [contributor workflow](/contribute/build-from-source/).