Deploy a contract using Truffle
In this tutorial, you'll create a simple smart contract and use Truffle to compile and then deploy the smart contract on the Goerli network.
- An Ethereum wallet for testing purposes
Install Truffle globally using the Node.js package manager:
npm install -g truffle
If using a network other than Goerli, ensure you update your environment file with the network name.
Create a new directory for your project. This can be done from the command line:
mkdir truffleProject
Change into the new directory:
cd truffleProject
Install the
dotenv package to allow you to use a .env file to store private environment variables on your local machine.npm install dotenv
This example uses the
.env file to store your wallet's mnemonic, and the Infura API URL.Create a bare Truffle project which generates the required directory structure to test and deploy contracts:
truffle init
Truffle creates the following directory structure for your project:
hdwallet-provider is a separate package that can sign transactions for addresses derived from a 12 or 24 word mnemonic. By default, the hdwallet-provider uses the first address that's generated from the mnemonic however, this behavior is configurable.Infura does not manage your private keys, meaning it cannot sign transactions on your behalf.
Run the following command to install
hdwallet-provider:npm install @truffle/hdwallet-provider
Create a
.env file in your project directory to store the project and Ethereum account details.In the example the file includes your MetaMask secret recovery phrase. Refer to the MetaMask instructions on how to reveal a secret recovery phrase.
INFURA_API_KEY = "https://goerli.infura.io/v3/<Your-API-Key>"
MNEMONIC = "<Your-MetaMask-Secret-Recovery-Phrase>"
Ensure you replace the following values in the
.env file:<Your-API-Key>with the API key of the Ethereum project.<Your-MetaMask-Secret-Recovery-Phrase>with the mnemonic of your MetaMask wallet. This phrase is used by the Trufflehdwallet-providerto sign transactions.
Never disclose your secret recovery phrase. Anyone with your recovery phrase can steal any assets held in your wallet.
Using an editor, create a smart contract in the
contracts/ directory. In this example, we'll create a basic contract called Demo.sol.pragma solidity >=0.5.8;
contract Demo {
event Echo(string message);
function echo(string calldata message) external {
emit Echo(message);
}
}
Configure the
truffle-config.js file to use the HDWalletProvider and include the required configuration to deploy to the network (Goerli in this example).
You can find the truffle-config.js file in your project's root directory.require('dotenv').config();
const HDWalletProvider = require('@truffle/hdwallet-provider');
const { INFURA_API_KEY, MNEMONIC } = process.env;
module.exports = {
networks: {
development: {
host: "127.0.0.1",
port: 8545,
network_id: "*"
},
goerli: {
provider: () => new HDWalletProvider(MNEMONIC, INFURA_API_KEY),
network_id: '5',
gas: 4465030
}
}
};
To compile the smart contract, navigate to the project's root directory and run the following:
truffle compile
If successfull, you'll see output similar to:
Compiling your contracts...
===========================
> Compiling ./contracts/Demo.sol
> Artifacts written to /Users/myuser/truffleProject/build/contracts
> Compiled successfully using:
- solc: 0.5.16+commit.9c3226ce.Emscripten.clang
Artifacts of your compilation are placed in the
build/contracts/ directory, relative to your project root. Refer to the Truffle documentation for more information about the compilation process.Scripts to deploy smart contracts are located in the
migrations/ directory and are numbered. In the migrations/ directory, create a file called 1_deploy_contract.js.Add the following code to the
1_deploy_contract.jsfile:const Demo_Contract = artifacts.require("Demo");
module.exports = function(deployer) {
deployer.deploy(Demo_Contract);
};
You need to run the migration command to deploy the smart contract to the Ethereum network.
To deploy the contract, run the following command:
truffle migrate --network goerli
If successful you'll see a response similar to the following:
...
Starting migrations...
======================
> Network name: 'goerli'
> Network id: 5
> Block gas limit: 30000000 (0x1c9c380)
1_deploy_contract.js
====================
Deploying 'Demo'
----------------
> transaction hash: 0xafb1fa110d77f1447434418539e3fd36a97c0f948cc83e793fa394c882a1fab1
> Blocks: 3 Seconds: 29
> contract address: 0x4Ee0845a9eBfB04Bcc225b70Dc78c4789C61c64E
> block number: 7588035
> block timestamp: 1663126548
> account: 0x9cE564c7d09f88E7d8233Cdd3A4d7AC42aBFf3aC
> balance: 0.088395204941580514
> gas used: 123421 (0x1e21d)
> gas price: 4.303203766 gwei
> value sent: 0 ETH
> total cost: 0.000531105712003486 ETH
> Saving artifacts
-------------------------------------
> Total cost: 0.000531105712003486 ETH
Summary
=======
> Total deployments: 1
> Final cost: 0.000531105712003486 ETH
Use a block explorer like Etherscan to view the transaction details. For example, use the
transaction hash or contract address to view the details.You can now make calls to the deployed contract. A contract call is a transaction that will consume gas on the public Ethereum network.
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