MyNFT - ERC-721 Token

A simple ERC-721 NFT (Non-Fungible Token) smart contract written in Solidity, built and tested using Hardhat. This project allows minting NFTs with metadata hosted on IPFS via Pinata.

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✨ Features

• ✅ Mint unique NFTs with a custom token URI
• ✅ Deployable to local blockchain (Hardhat) or testnet
• ✅ Metadata hosted on IPFS (Pinata) for decentralized storage

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Solidity – Smart contract development
• Hardhat – Development & testing framework
• Ethers.js – Ethereum library for interacting with the blockchain
• IPFS via Pinata – Decentralized metadata hosting

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🚀 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your username/MyNFT.git
cd MyNFT

2. Install Dependencies
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npm install
3. Environment Configuration
Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

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SEPOLIA_RPC_URL=your_infura_or_alchemy_sepolia_url
PRIVATE_KEY=your_wallet_private_key
⚠️ Never share your .env file publicly.

4. Compile the Contracts
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npx hardhat compile 

5. Run Local Tests (Optional)
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npx hardhat test
🧪 Deployment
You can deploy your smart contract to either a local network or Sepolia testnet using Hardhat.

Deploy to Localhost
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npx hardhat node
npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js --network localhost
Deploy to Sepolia Testnet
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npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js --network sepolia
📦 Project Structure
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MyNFT/
├── contracts/        # Solidity contracts
├── scripts/          # Deployment scripts
├── test/             # Test files
├── .env              # Environment variables (not committed)
├── .gitignore
├── hardhat.config.js
└── README.md
📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Feel free to use, modify, and share it with attribution.

📬 Contact
Author: @batoolnimra
Feel free to reach out, suggest improvements, or contribute!