Deploy Contracts

Deploy smart contracts to your Evolve EVM chain using Foundry or Hardhat.

Network Configuration

Setting	Local	Testnet (example)
RPC URL	http://localhost:8545	https://rpc.your-chain.com
Chain ID	1337	Your chain ID
Currency	ETH	Your native token

Foundry

Install

curl -L https://foundry.paradigm.xyz | bash
foundryup

Configure

Create or update foundry.toml:

[profile.default]
src = "src"
out = "out"
libs = ["lib"]

[rpc_endpoints]
local = "http://localhost:8545"

Deploy

# Deploy a contract
forge create src/MyContract.sol:MyContract \
  --rpc-url local \
  --private-key $PRIVATE_KEY

# Deploy with constructor args
forge create src/Token.sol:Token \
  --rpc-url local \
  --private-key $PRIVATE_KEY \
  --constructor-args "MyToken" "MTK" 18

# Deploy and verify (if explorer supports it)
forge create src/MyContract.sol:MyContract \
  --rpc-url local \
  --private-key $PRIVATE_KEY \
  --verify

Interact

# Call a read function
cast call $CONTRACT_ADDRESS "balanceOf(address)" $WALLET_ADDRESS --rpc-url local

# Send a transaction
cast send $CONTRACT_ADDRESS "transfer(address,uint256)" $TO_ADDRESS 1000 \
  --rpc-url local \
  --private-key $PRIVATE_KEY

Hardhat

Install

npm init -y
npm install --save-dev hardhat @nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox
npx hardhat init

Configure

Update hardhat.config.js:

require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox");

module.exports = {
  solidity: "0.8.24",
  networks: {
    local: {
      url: "http://localhost:8545",
      accounts: [process.env.PRIVATE_KEY],
    },
  },
};

Deploy

Create scripts/deploy.js:

const hre = require("hardhat");

async function main() {
  const Contract = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory("MyContract");
  const contract = await Contract.deploy();
  await contract.waitForDeployment();

  console.log("Deployed to:", await contract.getAddress());
}

main().catch((error) => {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
});

Run:

npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js --network local

Prefunded Accounts

The default chainspec includes prefunded accounts for testing. Check your genesis.json alloc section for available addresses.

To add your own:

{
  "alloc": {
    "0xYourAddress": {
      "balance": "0x200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
    }
  }
}

Next Steps

• Configure ev-reth — Chainspec customization
• Base Fee Redirect — Send fees to treasury
• Deploy Allowlist — Restrict contract deployment