diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-build-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8ca2d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-build-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Lint, Build & Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}-build-test-scan
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Lint, Build & Test
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
+        name: Install pnpm
+        with:
+          version: 8
+          run_install: false
+
+      - name: Install
+        run: pnpm install:all
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: pnpm run lint
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm run build
diff --git a/apps/sample-react-app/.eslintrc.js b/apps/sample-react-app/.eslintrc.js
index 1ea0caab..d8964a89 100644
--- a/apps/sample-react-app/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/apps/sample-react-app/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
   extends: ["custom/react"],
+  ignorePatterns: ["src/hardhat/**/*"],
 };
diff --git a/apps/sample-react-app/.gitignore b/apps/sample-react-app/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3dcede8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sample-react-app/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+node_modules
+.env
+coverage
+coverage.json
+typechain
+typechain-types
+
+# Hardhat files
+cache
+artifacts
+src/hardhat
+
diff --git a/apps/sample-react-app/contracts/Counter.sol b/apps/sample-react-app/contracts/Counter.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58bc5d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sample-react-app/contracts/Counter.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+pragma solidity ^0.8.0;
+
+contract Counter {
+    uint256 public count;
+
+    event CounterUpdated(uint256 newValue);
+
+    constructor() {
+        count = 0;
+    }
+
+    function increment() public {
+        count += 1;
+        emit CounterUpdated(count);
+    }
+
+    function incrementBy(uint256 value) public {
+        count += value;
+        emit CounterUpdated(count);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/sample-react-app/hardhat.config.ts b/apps/sample-react-app/hardhat.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c392940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sample-react-app/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { HardhatUserConfig } from "hardhat/config";
+import "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox";
+
+const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
+  solidity: "0.8.19",
+  typechain: {
+    outDir: "src/hardhat",
+  },
+};
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/apps/sample-react-app/package.json b/apps/sample-react-app/package.json
index 0f5f91b3..35c6603e 100644
--- a/apps/sample-react-app/package.json
+++ b/apps/sample-react-app/package.json
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
   "homepage": ".",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "react-app-rewired build",
-    "clean": "rm -rf build node_modules .turbo",
+    "build": "yarn compile && react-app-rewired build",
+    "clean": "rm -rf build node_modules .turbo cache artifacts src/hardhat",
+    "compile": "hardhat compile",
     "dev": "react-app-rewired start",
     "eject": "react-app-rewired eject",
+    "postinstall": "yarn compile",
     "lint": "eslint src --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx",
     "start": "HTTPS=true react-app-rewired start",
-    "test": "react-app-rewired test"
+    "test": "echo 'Not yet testing'"
   },
   "browserslist": {
     "production": [
@@ -37,9 +39,13 @@
     "@emotion/styled": "^11.11.0",
     "@heroicons/react": "^2.0.18",
     "@vechain/connex": "2.1.0",
+    "@vechain/hardhat-vechain": "^0.1.4",
+    "@vechain/hardhat-web3": "^0.1.4",
     "@vechain/picasso": "^2.1.1",
+    "@vechain/web3-providers-connex": "^1.1.2",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
     "crypto-browserify": "^3.12.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.8.0",
     "framer-motion": "3.10.6",
     "https-browserify": "^1.0.0",
     "os-browserify": "^0.3.0",
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@
     "web-vitals": "^2.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox": "^3.0.0",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^12.1.2",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
@@ -68,10 +75,12 @@
     "customize-cra": "^1.0.0",
     "eslint-config-custom": "*",
     "filemanager-webpack-plugin": "^8.0.0",
+    "hardhat": "^2.18.2",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.7.6",
     "react-app-rewired": "^2.2.1",
     "ts-import-plugin": "^3.0.0",
     "ts-loader": "^9.5.0",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "tsconfig": "*",
     "typescript": "4.9.5",
     "webpack": "^5.88.2"
diff --git a/apps/sample-react-app/src/App.test.tsx b/apps/sample-react-app/src/App.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eef84ce..00000000
--- a/apps/sample-react-app/src/App.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import React from "react";
-import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
-import { App } from "./App";
-
-test("renders learn react link", () => {
-  render(<App />);
-  const linkElement = screen.getByText(/Turborepo Example/i);
-  expect(linkElement).toBeInTheDocument();
-});
diff --git a/packages/tsconfig/react-app.json b/packages/tsconfig/react-app.json
index 76f0b648..c0d05869 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig/react-app.json
+++ b/packages/tsconfig/react-app.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "incremental": true,
     "jsx": "preserve",
     "lib": ["dom", "dom.iterable", "esnext"],
-    "module": "esnext",
+    "module": "commonjs",
     "noEmit": true,
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "target": "ES6"