NFT contract deployment mishap: Wrong network key used

NFT
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Help! I messed up my NFT contract deployment.

I accidentally used a Goerli Network Alchemy key when deploying my NFT contract to Ethereum Mainnet. I totally forgot to switch it before going live.

Here’s a snippet from my config file:

mainnet: {
  chainId: 1,
  url: `https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/${WRONG_NETWORK_KEY}`,
  accounts: [`0x${MY_PRIVATE_KEY}`],
  gasLimit: 2500000,
  gasPrice: 9000000000
},

What kind of problems might this cause? Is there any way to fix this on the Alchemy dashboard? I’m worried about how this will affect my contract’s functionality. Any advice would be super helpful!

2

Using the wrong network key in your deployment can indeed cause issues. The main problem is that your contract won’t be able to properly interact with the Ethereum mainnet, as it’s trying to use a Goerli endpoint. This could lead to failed transactions, incorrect data retrieval, and overall unreliable performance.

Unfortunately, you can’t simply change the RPC endpoint on Alchemy’s dashboard for an already deployed contract. The best course of action would be to redeploy the contract with the correct mainnet key. If you’ve already minted NFTs or conducted transactions, you’ll need to carefully migrate the data to the new contract.

For future deployments, I recommend implementing a double-check system in your deployment script to verify the network and key before proceeding. This can help prevent similar mishaps in the future.

3

uh oh, that bad! wrong key means your contract might fail on mainnet. if u havent minted yet, best to redeploy with correct key. if not, u may face issues. chat with an experienced dev for fixin it further.

4

oh man, that’s a bummer! :sweat_smile: i’ve totally done similar stuff before. don’t beat yourself up too much tho!

so, using the wrong network key might cause some funky issues with your contract. like, it might not be able to properly interact with the mainnet or fetch data correctly. have you noticed any weird behavior yet?

i’m curious - did you already mint any NFTs or do any transactions? if not, you might be able to just redeploy with the correct key. but if you did… hmm, that could be trickier.

have you tried reaching out to alchemy support? they might have some ideas on how to fix this on their end. or maybe there’s a way to update the RPC endpoint for your contract somehow?

honestly, i’m super interested to hear how this turns out. keep us posted on what you end up doing! and good luck, hope you get it sorted out soon! :crossed_fingers: