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aelf Deploy Tool

1. Introduction​

The aelf-deploy tool simplifies the deployment and updating of aelf contracts using your command prompt.

2. Setting up​

To install the aelf-deploy tool globally, use the following command:

Terminal
dotnet tool install --global aelf.deploy

3. Using aelf-deploy​

Example Usage​

Deploy a contract with the following command:

Terminal
aelf-deploy -a $WALLET_ADDRESS -p $WALLET_PASSWORD -c $CONTRACT_PATH/$CONTRACT_FILE.dll.patched -e https://tdvw-test-node.aelf.io/

Command Options​

-a: Address of the wallet.
-p: Password of keystore file.
-c: Location of the contract DLL.
-u: Update contract (true/false). Default is false.
-e: Endpoint. Default is 127.0.0.1:8000.
-i: Include audit (true/false). Default is false (deploy without audit).
-s: Salt, used to calculate contract addresses. If not provided, it defaults to the hash of the contract code.
-o: Set to false if the deployer is an EOA address. Default is false.
-t: Specify the contract address to update.
-k: Private Key.

By following these instructions, you can easily deploy and manage aelf contracts using the aelf-deploy tool.