# Development Guides

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:::card{title="Activity Development Guides Index" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-development-guides"}
Development guides for building Discord Activities with the Embedded App SDK.
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:::card{title="Local Development" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-local-development"}
Set up local development environment for Discord Activities.
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:::card{title="User Actions" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-user-actions"}
Implement user interactions and actions in Discord Activities.
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:::card{title="Mobile" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-mobile"}
Design and optimize Discord Activities for mobile devices.
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:::card{title="Layout" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-layout"}
Design effective layouts and user interfaces for Discord Activities.
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:::card{title="Networking" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-networking"}
Learn networking patterns and best practices for Discord Activities.
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:::card{title="Multiplayer Experience" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-multiplayer-experience"}
Design and implement engaging multiplayer experiences in Discord Activities.
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:::card{title="Growth and Referrals" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-growth-and-referrals"}
Implement growth strategies and referral systems in Discord Activities.
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:::card{title="Assets and Metadata" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-assets-and-metadata"}
Guide to managing Activity assets, metadata, and configuration.
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:::card{title="Setting a User's Rich Presence" href="/guides/development-guides-rich-presence-using-with-the-embedded-app-sdk"}
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:::card{title="Production Readiness" href="/guides/development-guides-activities-production-readiness"}
Prepare your Discord Activity for production deployment.
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:::card{title="Best Practices for Rich Presence" href="/guides/development-guides-rich-presence-best-practices"}
Best practices and guidelines for implementing effective Rich Presence.
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:::card{title="Overview of Rich Presence" href="/guides/development-guides-rich-presence-overview"}
Learn how to integrate Rich Presence to display activity information on user profiles.
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## Related pages

- [API Reference](./api-reference-index.md)
- [App Fundamentals](./app-fundamentals-index.md)
- [Best Practices](./best-practices-index.md)
- [Bots & Companion Apps](./bots-companion-apps-index.md)
- [Building Games](./building-games-index.md)
- [Building on Discord](./building-on-discord-index.md)
- [Change Log](./change-log-index.md)
- [Communities & Servers](./communities-servers-index.md)
- [Components](./components-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)

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