A simple introduction to Solana accounts, rent, and PDAs

Watch at 1.5x speed. Here's a summary:

https://github.com/almostEfficient/account-deep-dive/

Managing large accounts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_yU0IuJxc

Program derived addresses in more detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwFNPvqUclM

Code here: https://github.com/solana-developers/program-examples

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Topics covered:

- What is a Solana account?

- What are the types of Solana accounts?

- What is the lifecycle of a Solana account?

- What is a PDA?

- How do I make a PDA?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:14 - What are accounts?

0:43 - Account types

2:04 - What's inside accounts?

8:58 - Reading from Solana accounts

10:35 - Lifecycle of an account

11:57 - How to make an account (code)

14:20 - What is a PDA?

18:40 - How to make a PDA (code)

19:48 - Cross Program Invocations