# Deploy an NFT Contract

Deploy your own ERC-721 via wemint.art. 

* [https://wemint.art](https://wemint.art/)

**If you already have minted NFTs or have your own contract, then you can skip this step.**

Controlling your own contract is a powerful way of establishing provenance around the pieces you mint.

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**You can use any existing ERC-721 NFTs as well**, HyperVIBES works across all minting platforms.

Depending on how you configure the realm, you don't even need to own the NFTs to infuse them.
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#### Deploy

Make sure to **CONNECT** your wallet to the wemint.art app via the button in the top right, and ensure you are still on the **Goerli Test Network**. Provide some basic info to deploy your ERC-721 contract:

![wemint.art site](https://1048652919-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe5DjLObSbll4oZTnx6dQ%2Fuploads%2FaFcYCBcQoktpCqWAsyj3%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-11-15%20at%201.40.39%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=c53eec63-b8ae-486c-b669-2d783ffc7e20)

Once the contract is deployed:

![Contract succesfully deployed](https://1048652919-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe5DjLObSbll4oZTnx6dQ%2Fuploads%2FhpwyEe5l5AbsrM1VARiE%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-11-15%20at%201.57.09%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=cfaceca9-9619-4157-a521-903fa21a2080)

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**Notice the contract address once deployment has finished**, you'll need this later when setting up your realm.
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#### Mint

Select **HOW TO** in wemint.art for a basic walkthrough of getting artwork into IPFS. Alternatively, you can use the following example metadata URI:

* `ipfs://ipfs/QmPVEKvFEm9CHPzrKBuj7CPiEML9jKRUap7Lbpxu4tC1ce`

Once you have your metadata URI, select the **MINT** tab, provide the contract address and metadata URI:

![Minting in wemint.art](https://1048652919-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe5DjLObSbll4oZTnx6dQ%2Fuploads%2FGK0gGD4Id45XLxyRLAoS%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-11-15%20at%202.05.22%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=eb3106b4-e4fb-4051-81be-88e4f9750862)

Press **MINT!** and your NFT will be minted!

* <https://testnets.opensea.io> - OpenSea sometimes has issues indexing NFTs on testnets, but you may be able to see it here.

Example successful transaction following the initial mint:

![etherscan.io](https://1048652919-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe5DjLObSbll4oZTnx6dQ%2Fuploads%2Fur9dAsGhZBpFz9f8NisY%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-11-15%20at%202.16.54%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=7369fbbb-0701-43d9-a8bf-fc01e6d34b22)