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i'm noob, I want to deploy my contract on Ropsten network with MetaMask & Truffle, plz explain to me the steps to deploy it.

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  • Hi there. I think your question will be flagged as being too broad, I'm afraid. You could ask somewhere like Reddit, and then if you have specific problems, ask them here. www.reddit.com/r/ethereum Jul 30, 2017 at 11:16

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Solution 1: With you own node

You can easily deploy on the ropsten network if you own a full node running on your machine.

i. Run geth

$ geth --fast --cache=1048 --testnet --unlock "0xmyaddress" --rpc --rpcapi "eth,net,web3" --rpccorsdomain '*' --rpcaddr localhost --rpcport 8545

ii. In truffle.js, add the following configure for the ropsten network

module.exports = {
  networks: {
    localhost: {
      host: "localhost", 
      port: 8546,
      network_id: "*" 
    },  
    ropsten: {
      host: "localhost",
      port: 8545,
      network_id: "3"
    }
  }
};

iii. Deploy on the ropsten network

$ truffle migrate --network ropsten

Solution 2: With a public node like Infura

i. Install the needed libraries

Navigate into the project folder and run the following command:

npm init

npm install truffle-hdwallet-provider --save

ii. In truffle.js, Add the following code to unlock your Metamask account and configure the Infura Ropsten node as entry point by providing the mnemonic phrase (Metamask / Settings / Reveal Seed Words)

var HDWalletProvider = require("truffle-hdwallet-provider");

var infura_apikey = "XXXXXX";
var mnemonic = "twelve words you can find in metamask/settings/reveal seed words blabla";

module.exports = {
  networks: {
    development: {
      host: "localhost",
      port: 8545,
      network_id: "*" // Match any network id
    },
    ropsten: {
      provider: new HDWalletProvider(mnemonic, "https://ropsten.infura.io/"+infura_apikey),
      network_id: 3
    }
  }
};

iii. Deploy on the ropsten network

$ truffle migrate --network ropsten

EDIT: Replace the solution by truffle-hdwallet-provider.Way more simple solution than ethereumjs-wallet bip39 web3-provider-engine web3

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    Do i need download all blocks?
    – TahaBA
    Jul 31, 2017 at 11:28
  • With the first solution, you need a local synchronised full node (all blocks). The second solution relies on a third party with a fully synchronised node, you don't need a node at all Jul 31, 2017 at 11:30
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    i have error when i run second solution Error: Cannot find module 'ethereumjs-wallet/hdkey'
    – TahaBA
    Jul 31, 2017 at 12:38
  • Hi, sorry I forgot one point in the second solution. You need to execute this command first: npm install ethereumjs-wallet bip39 web3-provider-engine web3 --save (I edited the answer with the details) Aug 1, 2017 at 9:43
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    I pushed my code on github to give you an example : github.com/gjeanmart/stackexchange/tree/master/… Aug 1, 2017 at 22:03

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