Crypto Solidity - How to deploy a Polygon (MATIC) Smart Contract with Hardhat + Ethers.js

Sign up for a free Alchemy account: https://alchemy.com/?a=polygon-smart-contract Written tutorial version: https://docs.alchemy.com/alchemy/tutorials/how-to-code-and-deploy-a-polygon-smart-contract Github repo: https://github.com/alchemyplatform/polygon-smart-contract-tutorial Ethereum StackExchange: https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/ Alchemy Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlchemyPlatform thatguyintech (albert): https://twitter.com/thatguyintech Discord: https://www.alchemy.com/discord Faucet: https://mumbaifaucet.com 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - Alchemy Docs (https://docs.alchemy.com) 1:50 - 3 Ways to Get Your Questions Answered 3:41 - Tools overview 6:18 - Step 1: Initialize Repo 8:38 - Step 2: Download Hardhat 9:14 - Step 3: Create Hardhat Project 10:34 - Step 4: Review the Contract 13:21 - Step 5: Connect to Polygon Mumbai 16:46 - Step 6: MetaMask 17:20 - Step 7: Switch MetaMask Network 20:28 - Step 8: Get free test eth 22:42 - Step 9: Connect Alchemy + MetaMask 26:30 - Step 10: Update hardhat config 29:55 - Step 11: Compile the Contract 30:52 - Step 12: Deploy the Contract 33:47 - Step 13: greet.js 41:48 - Alchemy Mempool 43:41 - Deploying to Matic Mainnet 47:00 - Outtro #polygon #evmsidechain #alchemy