README.md

Avalanche Truffle box

This box comes with everything you need to start using Truffle to write, compile, test, deploy smart contracts, and interact with them from a Next.js app using the Avalanche C-Chain.

Avalanche is an open-source platform for building decentralized applications in one interoperable, highly scalable ecosystem. The Avalanche Contract Chain (C-Chain) is an implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine. For more details regarding the C-Chain API, see here.

Installation

First ensure you are in an empty directory.

Run the unbox command using 1 of 2 ways.

# Install Truffle globally and run `truffle unbox`
$ npm install -g truffle
$ truffle unbox avalanche

# Alternatively, run `truffle unbox` via npx
$ npx truffle unbox avalanche

You can find detailed installation instruction at: trufflesuite.com/docs/truffle/how-to/install

Start the Next.js dev server.

$ cd client
$ npm run dev

From there, follow the instructions on the hosted Next.js app. It will walk you through using Truffle to deploy the SimpleStorage contract, making calls to it, and sending transactions to change the contract's state.

FAQ

• How do I use this with Ganache (or any other network)?

  This Truffle project contains several networks to which you can deploy: development (Ganache), fuji_testnet, and c_chain_mainnet. If you'd like to change these, it's as easy as modifying the Truffle config file! Check out our documentation on adding network configurations. From there, you can run truffle migrate pointed at another network, connect MetaMask to use that network, and see the change take place.

• Where can I find more resources?

  This Box is a sweet combo of Truffle and Next.js. Either one would be a great place to start! If you'd like more information on the Avalanche ecosystem, checkout their documentation.