Get started with Ignite CLI and run your Cosmos chain
First Steps - Rebuild Your Cosmos Chain With Ignite
Do you want to find out how to run Cosmos chains? Take it step-by-step.
Begin with an introduction to Ignite CLI. Then discover the first steps to building an application-specific blockchain from scratch using the Ignite CLI.
In the next chapters, you will learn how to implement a checkers game blockchain with all the different aspects this can entail.

In this chapter
In this chapter, you will:
- Work with the Ignite CLI.
- Begin implementing a blockchain for a checkers game using the Ignite CLI, including unit tests.
- Create custom messages for your blockchain.
- Work with the message handler to create and save games.
- Emit game information with events.
- Record game winners in storage.
Next up
Before you begin exploring Ignite CLI, prep everything for the running exercise - creating a checkers blockchain - by going through the section Set Up Your Work Environment.
If your setup is ready to go, begin with an introduction to Ignite CLI in the next section.
Developer Resources
Cosmos SDK
A framework to build application-specific blockchains
CometBFT
Blockchain consensus engine and application interface
Cosmos Hub
First interconnected public blockchain in the Interchain network
IBC
Industry standard protocol for inter-blockchain communication