🚀 EmployeeKeyManagement - Ethereum Smart Contract

📝 Description

This project provides a smart contract on the Ethereum blockchain for managing employee keys securely and efficiently. It leverages blockchain technology to ensure secure and immutable key management.

📋 Prerequisites

Before running this project, ensure you have the following tools installed:

• Node.js
• Hardhat
• npm
• A blockchain node provider such as Alchemy or Infura
• An Ethereum wallet like MetaMask

🚀 Getting Started

Follow these steps to get the project up and running:

1. 📂 Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/EmployeeKeyManagement.git
cd EmployeeKeyManagement

2. 📦 Install dependencies

npm install

3. ⚙️ Setup environment variables

Create a .env file to securely store your private credentials:

touch .env

Inside the .env file, add:

PRIVATE_KEY=<your-private-key>
ALCHEMY_API_URL=<your-alchemy-api-url>
CONTRACT_ADDRESS=<your-contract-address> # Leave empty for now; will be filled after deploying

4. 📜 Deploy the contract

Run the following command to deploy your contract on your chosen network:

npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js --network <network-name>

5. 🔗 Update contract address

After deployment, copy the contract address from the console output and update the CONTRACT_ADDRESS variable in your .env file.

6. 🖥️ Start the server

Once the contract is deployed and everything is set, start the server:

npm start server.js

📚 Useful Commands

• Test the contract:

npx hardhat test

• Compile the contract:

npx hardhat compile

• Deploy to a test network:

npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js --network rinkeby

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

🙌 Contributers

lahiruthpala

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