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Learn about Sui |
Sui (swē) is the water element in Japanese philosophy. The power of the sui element lies in its fluidity—its ability to easily adapt to and transform any environment. Similarly, the Sui platform seeks to provide a flexible network that you can leverage to shape the web3 landscape.
The Sui platform is built on Sui Move, which is derived from the core Move programming language. This documentation assumes that you have a basic working knowledge of Move. To learn more about the differences between core Move and Sui Move, see How Sui Move differs from core Move.
For a deep dive into Sui technology, see the Sui Smart Contracts Platform white paper.
This site is available in two versions. You can choose which version to view using the drop-down menu at top left.
- Devnet reflects the version of Sui running on the Sui Devnet network.
- Testnet reflects the version of Sui running on the Sui Testnet network.
Use the version of the documentation that corresponds to the Sui network you use.
Check for the latest release of Sui, including Release Notes, on the Sui Releases page.
We list changes and updates to the documentation in the Sui documentation updates topic.
See the docs-related commit history in the Sui repo.
Go to the Move Quick Start for information about installation, defining custom objects, object operations (create/destroy/update/transfer/freeze), publishing, and invoking your published code.
See the Sui CLI client Quick Start for information about installation, querying the chain, client setup, sending transfer transactions, and viewing the effects.
Proceed to the Sui Tutorial for a summary view of setting up your environment, starting a Sui network, gathering accounts and gas, and publishing and playing a game in Sui.
Finish with the detailed Programming with objects tutorial series offering detailed guidance on manipulating Sui objects, from creation and storage through wrapping and using child objects.