Deploy and Verify a Smart Contract on the Abstract Testnet

Prerequisites

To deploy a smart contract, ensure that you have sufficient gas fees on the Abstract Testnet. You can acquire testnet gas:

• Faucet: Get free gas from the Abstract Testnet Faucet.
• Bridge: Transfer funds from the Sepolia testnet using the Official Bridge.

You can deploy from a local terminal (like Windows/Ubuntu) or through a Virtual IDE such as GitHub Codespaces.

Installation Steps

There are two ways to install the necessary tools. Choose one of the following methods:

Method 1: Using curl

curl -sSL -o abstract.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Aethereal-Collective/abstract/refs/heads/main/abstract.sh && chmod +x abstract.sh && ./abstract.sh

Method 2: Using wget

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Aethereal-Collective/abstract/refs/heads/main/abstract.sh && chmod +x abstract.sh && ./abstract.sh

Important Configuration Info

While running the script, you may encounter a prompt asking for the type of project to create:

? What do you want to do? … 
  Create a JavaScript project
▸ Create a TypeScript project
  Create a TypeScript project (with Viem)
  Create an empty hardhat.config.js
  Quit

What You Need to Do:

1. Choose "Create a TypeScript project"
2. Press Enter three times to finalize the setup.

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