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Web3 Twitter
Technology Stack & Tools
- Solidity (Writing Smart Contract)
- Javascript (React & Testing)
- Ethers (Blockchain Interaction)
- Hardhat (Development Framework)
- Ipfs (Metadata storage)
- React routers (Navigational components)
Requirements For Initial Setup
Setting Up
1. Clone/Download the Repository
2. Install Dependencies:
$ cd web3-twitter
$ npm install
3. Boot up local development blockchain
$ cd web3-twitter
$ npx hardhat node
4. Connect development blockchain accounts to Metamask
- Copy private key of the addresses and import to Metamask
- Connect your metamask to hardhat blockchain, network 127.0.0.1:8545.
- If you have not added hardhat to the list of networks on your metamask, open up a browser, click the fox icon, then click the top center dropdown button that lists all the available networks then click add networks. A form should pop up. For the “Network Name” field enter “Hardhat”. For the “New RPC URL” field enter “http://127.0.0.1:8545“. For the chain ID enter “31337”. Then click save.
5. Run deploy script to migrate smart contracts
$ npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js --network localhost
6. Run Tests
$ npx hardhat test
7. Launch Frontend
$ npm run start
License
MIT
