feat: add explorer and portal to zk chain guide

zkSync-Community-Hub · Dec 11, 2024 · 6a4b0ad · 6a4b0ad
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diff --git a/content/tutorials/custom-zk-chain/10.index.md b/content/tutorials/custom-zk-chain/10.index.md
@@ -206,24 +206,30 @@ zkstack server
 
 With this, your L1 chain should be running at port `8545`, and the `zk_chain_1` node should be running at port `3050`.
 
-## Portal
+## Setting up the portal
 
-Once you have at least one chain initialized, you can run the [portal](https://github.com/matter-labs/dapp-portal) - a
-web-app to bridge tokens between L1 and L2 and more:
+The [Portal](https://github.com/matter-labs/dapp-portal) module is a web-app that allows you to:
+
+- Bridge & transfer tokens to your ZK chain.
+- View balances.
+- Add contacts for quick and easy access.
+
+Once you have at least one chain initialized, you can run the portal app locally:
 
 ```bash
 zkstack portal
 ```
 
 This command will start the dockerized portal app using configuration from `apps/portal.config.json` file inside your
-ecosystem directory. You can edit this file to configure the portal app if needed. By default, portal starts on
+ecosystem directory. You can edit this file to configure the portal app if needed.
+
+You can now navigate to the portal web-app. By default, portal frontend starts on
 `http://localhost:3030`, you can configure the port in `apps.yaml` file.
 
-## Explorer
+## Setting up a block explorer
 
-For better understanding of the blockchain data, you can use the
-open source [block explorer](https://github.com/matter-labs/block-explorer) - a web-app to view and inspect transactions, blocks,
-contracts and more.
+A block explorer is a web-app that lets you view and inspect transactions, blocks,
+contracts and more. A [free open source block explorer](https://github.com/matter-labs/block-explorer) is available for your ZK chain.
 
 First, each chain should be initialized:
 
@@ -250,7 +256,9 @@ zkstack explorer run
 ```
 
 This command will start the dockerized explorer app using configuration from `apps/explorer.config.json` file inside
-your ecosystem directory. You can edit this file to configure the app if needed. By default, explorer starts on
+your ecosystem directory. You can edit this file to configure the app if needed.
+
+You can now navigate to the explorer web-app. By default, explorer frontend starts on
 `http://localhost:3010`, you can configure the port in `apps.yaml` file.
 
 ## Funding a wallet on your chain