SOLANA_DEPLOY_GUIDE.md

🚀 Deploy Solana Hello World to Devnet

Your Wallet Keypair

Your keypair has been generated and saved as my-wallet-keypair.json

Public Key: You can get this by running:

solana-keygen pubkey my-wallet-keypair.json

Quick Deployment Steps

Option 1: Using Solana Playground (Easiest - No Installation!)

1. Go to Solana Playground

   • Visit: https://beta.solpg.io/

2. Import Your Wallet

   • Click wallet icon (bottom left)
   • Click "Import Wallet"
   • Upload your my-wallet-keypair.json file

3. Get Devnet SOL

   • Click "Airdrop" button
   • Request 2 SOL

4. Create Hello World Program

   • Create new project: "Native" template
   • Replace src/lib.rs with:

   use solana_program::{
       account_info::AccountInfo,
       entrypoint,
       entrypoint::ProgramResult,
       msg,
       pubkey::Pubkey,
   };
   
   entrypoint!(process_instruction);
   
   pub fn process_instruction(
       _program_id: &Pubkey,
       _accounts: &[AccountInfo],
       _instruction_data: &[u8],
   ) -> ProgramResult {
       msg!("Hello, Solana Devnet! 🚀");
       Ok(())
   }

5. Build & Deploy

   • Click Build (🔨 icon)
   • Click Deploy
   • Save the Program ID!

6. Test

   • Click Test tab
   • Run test to see "Hello, Solana Devnet! 🚀" in logs

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Option 2: Install Solana CLI (For Advanced Users)

If you want to use command line:

Install Solana CLI:

# Using Chocolatey
choco install solana

# Or download from: https://docs.solana.com/cli/install-solana-cli-tools

Configure for Devnet:

solana config set --url https://api.devnet.solana.com
solana config set --keypair ./my-wallet-keypair.json

Get Your Address:

solana address

Get Devnet SOL:

solana airdrop 2

Deploy Program:

# Build (requires Rust)
cargo build-bpf

# Deploy
solana program deploy target/deploy/hello_world.so

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🎯 Recommended: Use Solana Playground

For quickest deployment without any installation, use Option 1 (Solana Playground).

Ready to deploy? Open https://beta.solpg.io/ now! 🚀