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NFTank – NFT Faucet for Dummies

6 points by kira272921 ↗ HN
We have seen a lot of native token faucets for testnets on the internet. But we haven’t quite seen any NFT faucet anywhere. As a developer, it’s quite irritating when we need NFTs to test our code but we need to go through the tedious process of minting a new NFT into the wallet you want (and choosing a picture has always been a pain).

NFTank (NFT tank for dummies) solves this problem. NFTank will allow users to quickly request NFTs to personal wallets or smart contracts in just a few clicks. If you need a custom image and name in your NFT, we got you covered, you have the choice to provide details for the NFTs. If you choose not to do so, we will send you a placeholder NFT with a default image and a randomized name.

How to use NFTank as a CLI? - Install NFTank via npm, yarn, or any other package manager which supports npmjs registry. - Run either the "nftank mint:erc721" or "nftank mint:erc1155" command based on your choice whether you want to mint an ERC721 NFT or ERC1155 NFT. - And that's it ! It was as simple as that.

Links - GitHub: https://github.com/buidler-hub/nftank - npmjs: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nftank - Website: https://nftank.xyz

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gus_massa
I was going to ask how to pay the gas/fees, but IIUC this only runs in the testnets. Are they 100% free? Does the code connect in the repo connects directly to the testnet or it connect with your server and your server connects to the testnet?

If someone modifies 1 line of code (and add some oney for the fees) it goes to the mainnet? Do you sell an "upgraded" version/service that connect to the mainnet?

kira272921
> I was going to ask how to pay the gas/fees, but IIUC this only runs in the testnets. Are they 100% free?

Yep! This entire process is entirely free.

> Does the code connect in the repo connects directly to the testnet or it connect with your server and your server connects to the testnet?

The process of minting an NFT takes place via the backend.

> If someone modifies 1 line of code (and add some oney for the fees) it goes to the mainnet?

We have a specific contracts on testnets (Polygon Mumbai and Rinkeby for now) and we use those contract addresses to mint the NFT. No one can change the network on which contracts are deployed, so the NFTs would be minted on testnet itself.

> Do you sell an "upgraded" version/service that connect to the mainnet?

We don't have any kind of "pro" version which mints NFT on mainnet.

gus_massa
I tried the form in your page. Can you add a random image? Something like a gravatar that has some abstract pattern with a few colors. [I'm not sure about the license of gravatar. Take a look before using it or an alternative.]

> We don't have any kind of "pro" version which mints NFT on mainnet.

What are you selling? Is this only a hobby? [I'm not against any of the options. I'm just trying to understand what you are doing.]

kira272921
Hey there! Thanks for your suggestion! We will make sure we can incorporate this. About your question, NFTank is a developer tool, which means we are helping developers test NFT based applications. Generating NFTs even in testnets is a tedious task for devs so we are making it easier, this tool is for devs, not something to be used in production environments. Thanks for your question! I hope you have a wonderful day ahead!
mywaifuismeta
Wow, in typical crypto fashion, another post with manipulated upvotes and comments. First few comments here are fake, made by spam accounts. I assume the upvotes too given how crypto-friendly HN usually is.
Juicyy
crypto friendly? i feel like since the nft stuff crypto has been a joke. Only an idiot would buy NFT jpegs. people are tired of being fed this trash.
kira272921
Hey there! I understand your frustration, I respect your opinion but not your way of expressing it. I suggest explore more and learn more facts about NFTs. We are just helping developers by developing amazing applications out there. This might not be the best place for you to take your frustration out on NFTs
kira272921
Hey there! Thanks for your opinion! However, we are not using any spam bots, not all people out there are trying to get as many likes as possible using spam methods. I suggest to clean your mind and revisit. If you are not into crypto space I'd suggest not commenting unpleasant things without any backing proof. Thanks and have a wonderful day!