NFT Minting DApp by Athika Fatima - 101502209

NFT Minting DApp using HardHat, Pinata and Alchemy

1. Clone the repository

  git clone <repo_link>

2. Install node modules

  npm i

3. Connecting with Alchemy

  On Alchemy's Dashboard:
  1. Create an App
  2. Provide a name and description of your app
  3. For chain, select Ethereum, Network: Sepolia
  4. Click the Create App button5. Click on app's ViewKey button in the dashboard and save the API key in .env file in your project's root directory

5. Update the .env file

  ALCHEMY_API_KEY = "<your API key>"
  METAMASK_PRIVATE_KEY = "0x<your MetaMask private key>"

4. Configuring your image on Pinata

  On Pinata's Dashboard:
  1. Upload your NFT image
  2. Create your meta data file (similar to nft.json)
  3. Upload your meta data file onto Pinata
  4. Replace the 'baseTokenURI' in the deploy.js with the pinata url for your meta data file.

5. To start the project, Install hardhat as the dev environment or run it using npx

  npx hardhat
  npx hardhat compile
  npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js --network sepolia

6. You should get a contract code once you run the script

  Copy the contract code and paste it in the App.js file inside the nft_mint_frontend folder.

7. The nft_mint_frontend folder contains the frontend side of the Dapp, Now install the node modules

  cd nft_mint_frontend
  npm install

8. Run the development server

  npm start

9. View your freshly minted NFT on OpenSea

  https://testnets.opensea.io/<your_account_address>

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