1. Deploy Smart Contracts

Set up and deploy your DataDAO’s smart contracts on the Moksha testnet.

Clone and Install

git clone https://github.com/vana-com/vana-smart-contracts.git
cd vana-smart-contracts
git fetch origin develop
git checkout develop
npm install
cp .env.example .env

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Tip

This develop branch contains the first implementation of VRC-20 standard. It’s currently undergoing audit and will be merged into the main branch soon.

Configure .env

Edit .env with these required fields:

DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY=0x...         # Your private_key from the previous step
OWNER_ADDRESS=0x...                # Your address from the previous step
DLP_NAME=QuickstartDAO             # Name of your DataDAO
DLP_PUBLIC_KEY=secret_random_key   # Key to encrypt access keys. A random secret string.
DLP_TOKEN_NAME=QuickToken          # Token name
DLP_TOKEN_SYMBOL=QTKN              # Token symbol 

VESTING_BENEFICIARY=0x...          # Your address from the previous step too
VESTING_AMOUNT=1000                # Any non-zero value up to 1_000_000_000

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Security Note

.env files contain sensitive keys. Do not commit this file to Git or share it — anyone with access to your DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY can take control of your contracts.

You can leave other fields (e.g., DLP_PROOF_INSTRUCTION, DLP_FILE_REWARD_FACTOR) as defaults for testing.

Deploy to Moksha Testnet

The vana-dlp-smart-contracts repo contains many smart contracts used across the Vana ecosystem. You won’t need all of them right now — the DLPDeploy tag deploys only the contracts required to launch your DataDAO.

npx hardhat deploy --network moksha --tags DLPDeploy

After deployment, copy the addresses for your new contracts from the output logs and save them. You will need them later.

• Token Address
• Vesting Wallet Address
• DataLiquidityPoolProxy (look for Proxy deployed to:)

You may see error logs related to contract verification. You can safely ignore those messages - all contracts will be verified onchain.

View Your Contracts on Vanascan

Visit moksha.vanascan.io and search for each of your contract addresses:

• Your token contract shows metadata, total supply, and recent token transfers
• Your DataLiquidityPoolProxy contract has a rich list of methods viewable in the Contract tab. This is your DataDAO’s main contract.
• Your VestingWallet contains the vesting schedule and logic for your team's token allocation. Verify them in the Contract tab.