# Quickstart

Developing on Nomad is easy as pie. Plug your app into our smart contracts to begin [**sending**](https://docs.nomad.xyz/developers/quickstart/send-messages) and [**receiving**](https://docs.nomad.xyz/developers/quickstart/receive-messages) cross-chain messages.

### Getting Started

Read our **tutorial** to learn how to build cross-chain with Nomad.

### **Time to BUIDL**

Fork our **template repo** to get started.

### Example Apps

Look here at our [**example xApps**](https://docs.nomad.xyz/developers/application-developers/examples). 

### Need Inspiration?

Peep some **xApp ideas** we'd like to see built on Nomad.

### Got Questions?

We've got answers! Check out our **FAQ** or hop in our [**Discord**](https://discord.gg/RurtmJApqm) to chat