Learn WASMCLOUD with Real Code Examples

Install Rust or any language that compiles to Wasm (optional depending on actor language)

Install wasmcloud CLI tools

Start a wasmCloud host runtime (local or containerized)

Deploy capability providers for services needed (e.g., HTTP, Redis)

Register actors to the host and test local execution

Install WasmCloud CLI

Install language toolchain (Rust, TinyGo, AssemblyScript, etc.)

Start wasmCloud host runtime locally

Register capability providers as needed

Deploy and test actors in the host environment

wasmcloud.toml - actor and provider configuration

Cargo.toml / language-specific metadata

providers/ - provider configurations

src/ - actor source code

examples/ - sample deployment and usage

wasmcloud up -> start local host

wasmcloud ctl deploy actor.wasm -> deploy actor module

wasmcloud ctl providers add provider.toml -> attach capability provider

wasmcloud ctl inspect -> check runtime and actor status

wasmcloud ctl logs -> view host and actor logs

Actors can handle UTF-8 encoded data

Localization handled within actor logic if needed

Supports multi-region deployment

Messages and API responses can be localized

Flexible for global deployments

N/A for UI, focus on backend

APIs should follow REST/gRPC standards

Secure communication channels supported

Providers can handle standardized data formats

Actors interact programmatically via messages

Not applicable (backend/edge framework)

Frontend integration via HTTP or WebSocket capabilities

Can serve JSON/HTML via HTTP provider

Focus is on microservice logic, not UI

Styling handled by client-side applications

Actor-local state within WebAssembly module

Communication via messages in lattice

State persisted via capability providers

Async operations managed inside actors

Global coordination via lattice messaging

Use capability providers for storage (Redis, Postgres, S3)

Actors handle data in Wasm memory safely

Message-based data passing between actors

Support for JSON, binary, and other formats

Secure data isolation per actor