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Builder Academy

Stories, architecture, and revenue — not just APIs.

Start Here

• Why This Matters required

  Builder → protocol participant → business owner.

• What Is PayPort Labs?

  Village, slots, buyers, and the real-world path.

• Your First PayPort Node required

  First build & register in District Zero (mock). Then settle on Base Sepolia.

• Village Mode vs Live Client Mode required

  Required reading before production side effects.

• Your First 30 Minutes

  Short checklist → full First Node journey.

• Glossary

  Node, Buyer Agent, 402, Proof, Slot, District.

• Town Slots and the Map

  54 seats, wave scarcity, claim path, live stats.

Build

• Getting Started

  Install, configure, run the platform.

• Building Your First Node

  Where to type commands; explained clone/venv/.env; run locally.

• Buyer Agents

  Purchase other services over HTTP 402.

• Deploy Your Node

  Ship a public HTTPS endpoint.

• Dual-Mode Merchant Engine required

  One deploy: Village safety + live clients.

Scale & Infrastructure

• From Village to Revenue required

  The signature teaching framework.

• How One Node Can Serve 100 Clients

  Multi-tenant keys, Zapier, retainers.

• The Anchor Node Business

  Weather, maps, AI — shared infrastructure that sells.