OpenMinter: A Lean, Mean, Clean NFT Minting Machine
By: Tezos Commons
Tags: Nft, Bulletin, Tezos, Cryptocurrency

NFTs are all the rage lately — garnering big media coverage and celebrity engagement from everyone from Snoop Dogg to SNL to The Daily Show. One of the reasons for their popularity is that NFTs serve as a friendly bridge that brings together both crypto and non-crypto users together in a way that pushes artistic boundaries and creativity like never before. But while this is exciting, many have also been (rightfully) pointing out the darker side of NFTs — their ecological impact. Fortunately for artists and the planet, not all NFTs are made equal: enter OpenMinter.

OpenMinter is a Tezos based open-source DApp (“decentralized application”) framework for enabling the creation and collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This makes it possible for anyone, individuals, brands and enterprises, to use OpenMinter to easily create their own NFT marketplaces, gallery collections, or simply to run their own personal NFT minting machine. Due to it’s proof-of-stake design, which requires millions of times less energy consumption (and therefore has a miniscule comparative carbon-footprint), Tezos is leading the way in the #CleanNFT movement; learn more about the ecological advantages of Tezos here.

Using & Running OpenMinter is remarkably simple — we’ve outlined the necessary steps to get up and running, so even if you are not a developer or technically inclined it is straightforward to get going.

1 — (I want to run) OpenMinter:

Looking to run your own OpenMinter local instance? Let’s get started (steps shown are for macOS):

Download and install the latest version of Node.js

Install Yarn by opening up a terminal window and running the following command as admin: sudo npm install -g yarn

Download OpenMinter github source code .zip, unzip and rename folder to “ minter ”

” In a terminal window, change directory to the minter folder using the cd command: cd desktop cd minter

folder using the cd command: cd desktop cd minter While in the minter directory in terminal, run the following command: yarn install

Start OpenMinter on mainnet by using the following command in terminal: yarn start:mainnet

Your local instance of OpenMinter should load and open up in a browser window.

Congratulations! You now have your own personal NFT minter and marketplace running. To get started minting, all you need to do now is connect your Tezos wallet, ensure you have enough tez in it (it doesn’t take much) and you can start minting and selling your creations as NFTs.

2 — (Hey, I just want to) Mint:

If you are only interested in minting and selling an NFT, you don’t have to follow all of the steps to install and run your own instance. There’s an even easier way — you can simply join one of the fast growing artist communities on Tezos to mint and sell your NFTs, such as Hic Et Nunc or Kalamint.

3 — (I really want to tinker with) OpenMinter:

If you are interested in really customizing your own NFT service but want to leverage the clean OpenMinter platform, then fear not — there’s an SDK that can be used to do just that. While SDK integration/customization is not in the scope of this article, we recommend visiting the following resource to read up on what the SDK allows you to do:

OpenMinter SDK