up.aztec.network page

[iAmMichaelConnor]

Write a 'quick start' guide for how someone can first install and use the Sandbox, via the CLI. This guide should be hosted on our 'up' page.

Crucially, it should cover these points, very succinctly, with copy-paste commands all the way.

• What is the sandbox?
• What are prerequisite dependencies, before running the aztec command? How do I install those dependencies?
• How to download the sandbox?
• How to run the sandbox?
• How to deploy your first Noir contract to the sandbox (one of our pre-built contracts)?
• How to verify that your deployment worked?
• How to send a tx?
• How to verify that the tx was sent?
• How to verify that the tx was 'mined'?
• How to query information about the result of the tx?
• How to make a call to a 'view' function?
• Where do I go for more info (link to the docs.aztec.network)

We'll also need to tidy up the graphics, add a robots.txt, create an open-graph-meta-tag, and other 'websitey' considerations that I'm not personally too familiar with.

[iAmMichaelConnor]

Just to reiterate. The intention of this is a very direct set of to-the-point instructions which fits on a single page: the up.aztec.network page.
A more embellished version of this very same explanation can also be repeated in the docusaurus docs

[iAmMichaelConnor]

Rephrasing this Issue to focus on getting the up.aztec.network page polished.
A very succinct quick start guide (taking inspiration from the more-detailed quick-start guide that Phil wrote).
All the other websitey stuff above.

[iAmMichaelConnor]

Oh, just noticed this is a duplicate of #1565

[iAmMichaelConnor]

robots.txt still needed?

[spalladino]

I believe not, it's a single page and we want it to be indexed, which is the default behaviour if you don't specify anything. @jonybur could you confirm?

[jonybur]

@spalladino yes that's accurate

[PhilWindle]

@spalladino @jonybur @iAmMichaelConnor What's the status of this issue at the moment? Is there anything to be done for this?

[spalladino]

@PhilWindle we're waiting on work from Cooper and Jon, that should lead to actionables for Matt and Jony. I'd close this issue, since most of what's doable on our end is done.

[iAmMichaelConnor]

Copying a message from slack:

I think it just needs some prettification (in its current state it looks like a page from 1996 😅).
https://up-dev.aztec.network/?auth=UBJPoa8DHn3ZzUBzhwhN6Hzz3gVRe2Hj

• Update font to not be some gross times new roman font
• Maybe make the font bigger?
• Make all headings and subheadings the same text colour (some are purple, some are black)
• Make all code snippets have a background colour which is different from the background colour of other text (see this example: https://aztec-docs-dev.netlify.app/dev_docs/getting_started/cli)
• Make each code snippet copyable (with a 'copy' button)
• Update the copyright notice at the bottom of the page
• Update the graphics / background art
• Double-check the thumbnail art that accompanies a hyperlink to the page (see example at the bottom of this message, and check that this is in line with our preferred graphics and messaging)
• Update the text that accompanies a hyperlink to something like: "Aztec Sandbox: a local Aztec blockchain, for building and testing private smart contracts and dapps." :man-shrugging:

[iAmMichaelConnor]

Some nice prettification has happened. We might still want to make it look even more polished before public release, but I'll close this issue.