> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.monad.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting started

In this guide, we will:

1. Compile an example program, which will involve building code with the
   execution event SDK as a dependency. The SDK is offered for both the C
   and Rust programming languages. Each language has its own guide, so
   follow the instructions for your language of choice
   * [C guide](/execution-events/getting-started/c)
   * [Rust guide](/execution-events/getting-started/rust)
2. [Run the example program on some historical data](/execution-events/getting-started/snapshot),
   which prints ASCII representations of execution events to `stdout`
3. [Set up and run our own Monad node](/execution-events/getting-started/setup-node),
   so that we have a local execution process publishing real-time data
4. [Run the example program again, this time using our Monad node](/execution-events/getting-started/final);
   this will again print execution events to `stdout`, but this time the
   source will be real-time data from our local node

<Info title="Linux required, but with some macOS support">
  This guide has been tested on a clean Ubuntu 24.04 LTS install, but should
  work on any recent Linux distribution, although the names of the required
  packages might be different. The distribution will need to provide a recent
  enough C compiler, either `gcc-13` or `clang-19`.

  The first two steps of the guide, which involve looking at historical data
  instead of real-time data, will also work on a macOS installation that is
  configured for software development. This may make it easier for some developers
  to try out the SDK on a development workstation or laptop, without the need to
  set up a Linux host first.

  Unlike the SDK, the Monad node itself only runs on Linux so the later steps of
  the guide -- which actually consume real-time data -- require a full Linux host
  running your own Monad node.
</Info>