Collection Deployer Planner

Plan your NFT collection deployment. Choose options, estimate costs, get a step-by-step guide.

Deployment Options

Token Standard

Metadata Storage

Minting Mechanism

Reveal Mechanism

Network

Gas Price (Gwei)

Cost Estimate

Deployment Gas:2,500,000 gas

Gas Price:30 Gwei

Total Cost:

0.0750 ETH

~$225.00 USD

Timeline Estimate

2-6 hours

From start to deployment

Varies based on: contract complexity, testing thoroughness, network congestion

Deployment Checklist

1.Write and test smart contract (Hardhat/Foundry)

2.Prepare metadata and upload to IPFS

3.Pin metadata folder to IPFS (Pinata/NFT.Storage)

4.Deploy contract to Ethereum Mainnet

5.Verify contract on block explorer

6.Test minting on testnet first

7.List on your chosen marketplace

Security Checklist

✓Reentrancy protection (use OpenZeppelin)

✓Access control for admin functions

✓Proper randomness (use Chainlink VRF if needed)

✓Gas-efficient loops (avoid unbounded iterations)

✓Pausable functionality for emergencies

✓Audit critical functions or get external review

Network Comparison

Ethereum Mainnet

~30 Gwei

Audience: Largest • Marketplaces: All

Base

~0.1 Gwei

Audience: Growing fast • Marketplaces: Major NFT marketplaces

Arbitrum

~0.2 Gwei

Audience: Large • Marketplaces: Major NFT marketplaces

Polygon

~0.5 Gwei

Audience: Large • Marketplaces: Major NFT marketplaces

Recommended Approach

ERC-721 + IPFS

Gas: ~2,500,000 • Time: 2-4 hours

Pros:

• Standard approach

• Low deployment cost

• Decentralized storage

Cons:

• IPFS gateways can be slow

• Metadata not on-chain

ERC-721 + On-Chain SVG

Gas: ~4,000,000 • Time: 4-6 hours

Pros:

• Fully on-chain

• No external dependencies

• Permanent

Cons:

• Higher deployment cost

• Limited to SVG

• Gas per mint

ERC-721A (Azuki)

Gas: ~2,800,000 • Time: 3-5 hours

Pros:

• Optimized batch minting

• Standard compliant

• Lower mint costs

Cons:

• Slightly higher deploy cost

• More complex

Example Contract

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.20;

import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC721/ERC721.sol";
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol";

contract MyNFT is ERC721, Ownable {
    uint256 public nextTokenId;
    string public baseURI;
    
    constructor(string memory _baseURI) 
        ERC721("MyNFT", "MNFT") 
        Ownable(msg.sender) 
    {
        baseURI = _baseURI;
    }
    
    function mint(address to) external onlyOwner {
        _safeMint(to, nextTokenId);
        nextTokenId++;
    }
    
    function _baseURI() internal view override returns (string memory) {
        return baseURI;
    }
    
    function tokenURI(uint256 tokenId) 
        public view override returns (string memory) 
    {
        require(ownerOf(tokenId) != address(0), "Token does not exist");
        return string(abi.encodePacked(baseURI, tokenId.toString(), ".json"));
    }
}