Deploying the contract in the Aleo test network

#aleo #deploying #devjournal #testing

Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/EkNk7MnzA8s
Developer documentation: https://developer.aleo.org/testnet/getting_started/deploy_execute

1. Installing Leo according to the official tutorial: https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo
2. Installing Leo according to the official tutorial: https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS
3. Install JSON Beautifier & Editor: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/json-beautifier-editor/lpopeocbeepakdnipejhlpcmifheolpl
4. Generate Key
Go here https://aleo.tools/ and click Generate, copy Address separately. Be sure to save all the data!
Now you have a private key!
5. Go to the Faucet for test tokens https://twitter.com/AleoFaucet and request them
see the format "@AleoFaucet send 10 credits to $YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS" below in the screenshot

6. Creating a Leo program
In the terminal we enter

cd $HOME/Desktop
mkdir demo_deploy_Leo_app && cd demo_deploy_Leo_app

7. WALLETADDRESS
The wallet you copied in step 4

WALLETADDRESS=”Here's the wallet address”

8. Creating a program name

APPNAME=helloworld_”${WALLETADDRESS:4:6}”

9. Creating a Leo test application.

leo new “${APPNAME}”

Leo new will automatically create a basic hello world program.

10. Launching the Leo app

cd “${APPNAME}” && leo run && cd -

11. Save the program path

PATHTOAPP=$(realpath -q $APPNAME)

12. Faucet Link
The https://twitter.com/AleoFaucet will retweet your request, you will see the link "vm.aleo.org/api/testnet3/... "and you will get the encrypted text record value.

13. Click the link retweeted by https://twitter.com/AleoFaucet. JSON should appear in a new window.

14. Select object.execution.transitions[0].outputs[0].value and copy the saved encrypted text.

15. Getting your notes in plain text

Go to https://aleo.tools/ and click the "Record" button on the navigation bar at the top of the page.
Place the encrypted text you copied in step 14 in the Record (Ciphertext) field.
Place the view key in the View Key field.
Copy the plaintext entry.
Save the record of the plaintext!

16. Deploying a test program
Open the terminal
Go to the path of your application from step 11

cd $PATHTOAPP && cd ..

17. Assign $PRIVATEKEY to the private address from step 4

PRIVATEKEY=”Here is the private key”

18. Assign $RECORD to the open text entry you saved earlier

19. Deploy Leo

snarkos developer deploy "${APPNAME}.aleo" --private-key "${PRIVATEKEY}" --query "https://vm.aleo.org/api" --path "./${APPNAME}/build/" --broadcast "https://vm.aleo.org/api/testnet3/transaction/broadcast" --fee 600000 --record "${RECORD}"

20. Check
Go to https://aleo.tools/ and type in the program name.

You will see that your program is now successfully deployed.

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