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NFTs with Metaplex

Create, mint, and manage NFTs using Metaplex on Solana.

3 Lessons
1000 XP
2.5 hours

Overview

Enter the world of NFTs on Solana with Metaplex — the leading NFT standard and toolkit. From setting up the Umi framework to minting both standard and compressed NFTs (cNFTs), this advanced course covers everything you need to build NFT-powered applications. Learn how Bubblegum and Merkle trees enable minting millions of NFTs at minimal cost.

What You Will Learn

  • Initialize and configure the Metaplex Umi framework
  • Mint NFTs with custom metadata on Solana
  • Create Merkle trees for compressed NFT collections
  • Understand the economics of standard vs compressed NFTs

Prerequisites

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SPL Token Mastery

Intermediate

Course Syllabus

1

Metaplex Setup

Initialize Metaplex SDK and configure Umi.

typescript25 min+200 XP
2

Mint an NFT

Create and mint a new NFT with metadata.

typescript30 min+200 XP
3

Compressed NFTs

Create cost-efficient compressed NFTs with Bubblegum.

typescript35 min+200 XP
Lessons3
Total XP1600 XP
Duration2.5 hours
LevelAdvanced