This is a short guide for developers and project owners who are considering Telegram Open Network (TON) for implementing their app ideas. We’ll go through the reasons why people like and dislike building on TON, what kind of simple dApps will work or fail, and how Dysnix TON nodes can simplify and speed up your dream coming true.
TON was designed as a decentralized high-performance blockchain capable of ~175 TPS speed (according to CoinGecko's recent research). It aims to provide various services such as decentralized storage, DNS, dApps, and payment solutions integrated into the Telegram app.
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In 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Telegram, alleging that the Gram tokens of the initial FreeTON network were unregistered securities. Following a prolonged legal battle, Telegram agreed in 2020 to return $1.2 billion to investors and pay an $18.5 million fine, leading to the official abandonment of the FreeTON. However, the community revived the project, renaming it "The Open Network" (TON). Various groups, including the TON Foundation and TON Labs, continued its development, focusing on decentralization and community-driven initiatives.
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Now, TON network has been rapidly gaining traction due to its scalability and speed. Compared to other popular blockchains, TON can handle a significantly higher volume of transactions per second, making it ideal for high-traffic dApps.
TON offers unique features that streamline development compared to other PoS blockchains:
There’s nothing we would like to emphasize more. Everything should start with documentation and chatting with the community. Depending on your dApp, you can expect many building blocks to stick together: APIs, smart contracts, interfaces, databases, etc.
Some of the dApps you can build on TON are governance applications, raffles, NFT marketplaces, prediction markets, loyalty programs, and so on. Let’s describe the building blocks of those:
Be sure to read the TON Documentation specifically for your use case, avoiding generalization.
TON isn’t very demanding when it comes to programming languages; the selection is vast:
Use your favorite IDE and version control; it’s all about your comfort while writing code. Frameworks are no less variable. TON CLI and TON labs SDK include libraries and tools for developing, testing, and deploying dApps and smart contracts on TON. Check available SDKs in the TON Docs. Make sure you implement the best practices of secure coding and code audit even before the start!
A TON wallet for managing test tokens and deploying smart contracts is a must. Popular options for developers include:
You might also need access to the testnet to obtain test tokens needed for transactions and contract deployment. TON developers can use public faucets like the one provided by TON Labs to get test tokens for development purposes. Testnet services:
As a developer, you have two options when it comes to getting nodes for your project. First, you can run a node on your own; second, you can get it from a provider like Dysnix. We’ve done this part of the job for you so you can concentrate on the development itself.
TON nodes configured by Dysnix engineers differ from other providers’ nodes because of the way they work. We know that you don’t need a node in vacuum but a working power that will be stable and high-available under various conditions and scenarios.
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Also, we can consult your dev team and enhance it with our DevOps services. Installed CI/CD pipelines boost the development process from the start. Infrastructure as code changes the way you tie everything together in your dApp and simplifies making amendments.
Another thing we bring to the table is the best-fit scaling setup configured up to your case.
So, as a TON developer, you can expect the following benefits using Dysnix as a premium node provider:
