# Ink! Smartcontracts ### Overview This tutorial provided on developing smart contracts walks you through utilizing the [ink! programming language](https://use.ink/) to construct smart contracts for execution on a blockchain built with Substrate. To maintain a focus on the fundamental aspects of smart contract development, these tutorials utilize a [substrate-contracts-node](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate-contracts-node) that has been preconfigured for convenience. Should you opt for the [standard node template](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate-contracts-node), it will be necessary for you to manually incorporate the [Contracts pallet](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/master/substrate/frame/contracts) into your development setup, along with making several other modifications. You may review and compare their runtime codes for further insights into the distinctions between the two nodes. * Let's [start building your first smart-contract](/getting-started/ink-smartcontracts/start-building-your-first-smart-contract.md): The Flipper smart contract. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ternoa.network/getting-started/ink-smartcontracts.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.