Deployment

Deploying CryptoTrophy involves several key components beyond just the smart contracts. As outlined in the architecture section, the deployment includes contracts, an indexer (Ponder), the frontend.

Smart Contracts

Contracts can be deployed to several chains: Base, Base Sepolia an local network

For testing contracts were deployed to both Base Sepolia (emulating a production network) and to a local network using Hardhat.

• When deploying, you must configure the Off-chain and Random validators with the correct Chainlink contract addresses.
  • On Base Sepolia, use the addresses provided by Chainlink.
  • On local networks, mock contracts were created to simulate the Chainlink callback process. These mock contracts are deployed only in local environments.

Frontend

The frontend is built with Next.js and deployed using Vercel for seamless and automated deployments.

Indexer

For the indexer (Ponder), we used AWS EC2 instances.

• Both services are managed with Docker Compose, which lists the backend, indexer, and a Postgres database service.

This deployment setup ensures smooth, reliable operations across development, staging, and production environments—supporting scalability and rapid iteration for your Web3 platform.