Getting Started with Ethereum: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Blockchain Developer

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started
	What Is Ethereum?
	Installing Visual Studio Code
	Installing Docker
	Installing the Blockchain Dev Kit Extension on VS Code
		Installing the Extension
	Installing Truffle
		Installing Truffle
		Checking Truffle Installation
	Installing the Ganache CLI
		Installing Ganache
		Starting Ganache Locally
	Installing and Setting Up MetaMask Wallet
		Installing the Wallet
		Configuring the Wallet
		Accessing Your Wallet
		Discovering Your Wallet Address
		Create an Account on Infura
		Creating a New Account
		Setting Up Your Infura Project
	Summary
Chapter 2: Solidity
	Getting Started with the Solidity Project on VS Code
		Creating a New Project
		Compiling the Project
		Deploying to a Development Blockchain
	Summary
Chapter 3: ERC-20: Fungible Tokens
	Write a Simple ERC-20 Token Using OpenZeppelin
		Preparing the Environment
		Writing the Contract
		Setting the Solidity Compiler Version
		Compiling the Contract
		Verifying the Result
	Deploy the ERC-20 Token to the Ganache Development Blockchain
		Preparing the Migration
		Starting the Blockchain
		Configuring the Blockchain Network
		Deploying the Contract
		Adding Ganache to MetaMask Networks
		Adding the Token to a Wallet
	Create an ERC-20 Token with a Fixed Supply
		Creating the Project
		Writing a Fixed Supply Contract
		Compiling the Contract
		Starting the Ganache Development Blockchain
		Migrating the Contract to Ganache
		Configuring MetaMask
		Adding the Token to MetaMask
		Transferring Tokens Between Accounts
	Deploy the ERC-20 Token to a Testnet Using Infura
		Installing the Prerequisites
		Setting Up Your Infura Project
		Setting Up Your Smart Contract
		Configuring the Private Key
		Deploying the Smart Contract
		Checking Your Wallet Balance
		Verifying the Smart Contract on Etherscan
	Deploy the ERC-20 Token to the Polygon Testnet (Layer 2)
		Installing the Prerequisites
		Adding Polygon Mumbai to MetaMask Networks
		Activating the Polygon Add-on on Infura
		Setting Up Your Infura Project
		Setting Up Your Smart Contract
		Configuring the Network (Using the Matic Endpoint)
		Configuring the Network (Using the Infura Endpoint)
		Configuring the Private Key
		Deploying the Smart Contract
		Checking Your Wallet Balance
		Verifying the Smart Contract on PolygonScan
	Deploy the ERC-20 Token to the Polygon Mainnet (Layer 2)
		Adding the Polygon Mainnet to MetaMask Networks
		Configuring the Network (Using the Infura Endpoint)
		Deploying the Smart Contract
		Checking Your Wallet Balance
		Verifying the Smart Contract on PolygonScan
	Summary
Chapter 4: Unit Tests for Smart Contracts
	Writing Unit Tests for ERC-20 Smart Contracts
		Creating a New Unit Test File
		Writing a Test for the Total Supply Contract
		Writing Test Assertions for the Balance Contract
		Running the Unit Tests
		Checking the Unit Test Results
	Summary
Chapter 5: ERC-721 Nonfungible Tokens
	Create Your Art NFT Using Ganache and OpenZeppelin
		Creating the Project
		Configuring the Wallet to Sign Transactions
		Configuring the Network
		Configuring the Solidity Compiler
		Configuring the Private Key
		Creating the Badge Image
		Adding the Badge to Your Local IPFS
		Pinning the Badge to a Remote IPFS Node
		Creating the Badge Metadata
		Compiling the Smart Contract
		Migrating the Smart Contract
		Instantiate the Smart Contract
		Awarding a Badge to a Wallet
		Checking a Badge on Etherscan
		Adding the NFT Token to Your Wallet
	Sell Your Art NFT on OpenSea
		Connecting to OpenSea
		Viewing Your Badge
		Listing Your Badge for Sale
		Exploring Listing Details
	Summary
Chapter 6: Faucets
	Getting Test Ether from the Faucet on the Ropsten Network
		Accessing the Faucet
		Waiting for the Transaction
	Getting Test Ether from the Faucet on the Rinkeby Testnet
		Preparing for Funding
		Funding Your Wallet
		Checking Your Wallet
	Getting Test MATIC from the Faucet on the  Mumbai Testnet
		Preparing for Funding
		Funding Your Wallet
		Checking Your Wallet
	Getting the Test MATIC from the Faucet on the Mainnet
		Preparing for Funding
		Funding Your Wallet
		Checking Your Wallet
	Summary
Chapter 7: InterPlanetary File System
	Create Your IPFS Node
		Installing the Node
		Configuring the Node
		Testing the Node
		Exploring Your IPFS Node
	Add Files to the IPFS
		Adding the File
		Viewing the File Content on the Console
		Checking the File in the Web UI
		Viewing the File Content in a Browser
	Set Up the IPFS Browser Extension
		Installing the Browser Extension
		Configuring the Node Type
		Starting an External Node
		Importing a File
	Pin and Unpin IPFS Files on the Local Node
		Starting Your Local Node
		Adding a File to Your Node
		Checking the File Was Added
		Verifying Your File Was Pinned
		Unpinning Your File
		Pinning Your File Manually
	Pin and Unpin Files on a Remote Node Using Pinata
		Setting Up API Keys on Pinata
		Setting Up Pinata as a Remote Service on Your Terminal
		Adding a New File to Your Local IPFS Node
		Pinning Your File to the Remote IPFS Node
		Unpinning Your File from the Remote IPFS Node
	Host Your Site on IPFS Using Fleek
		Logging In on Fleek
		Cloning Your Existing Repository
		Installing Fleek
		Initializing Fleek
		Deploying Your Site
	Summary
Chapter 8: Filecoin
	How to Preserve Files on the Filecoin Local Node
		Creating the Project
		Configuring Truffle
		Adding an Image to Be Preserved
		Installing Dependencies
		Starting Local Endpoints
		Preserving Files to Filecoin
	Summary
Chapter 9: Ethereum Name Service
	Register Your ENS to Receive Crypto, Tokens, or NFTs in Your Wallet
		Searching for Your Domain Name
		Registering Your Name
		Managing Your Registration Name
		Checking the Name Resolution
	Summary
Chapter 10: Chainlink
	Get Crypto Prices Inside Smart Contracts Using Chainlink Oracles
		Creating the Project
		Creating the Smart Contract
		Creating the Migration
		Setting Up Your Infura Project
		Configuring the Wallet to Sign Transactions
		Configuring the Network
		Configuring the Solidity Compiler
		Configuring the Private Key
		Compiling the Smart Contract
		Deploying the Smart Contract
		Getting the Price Information from the Smart Contract
	Summary
Chapter 11: Nethereum
	Getting Your Ether Balance Using Nethereum
		Creating the Project
		Installing Web3
		Creating the Method
		Getting the Balance
	Summary
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Index