/Decentralized-Twitter

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Decentratwitter

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

  • Install NodeJS, should work with any node version below 16.5.0
  • Install Hardhat

Setting Up

1. Clone/Download the Repository

2. Install Dependencies:

$ cd decentratwitter
$ npm install

3. Boot up local development blockchain

$ cd decentratwitter
$ 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