> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.exclusivo.one/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# NFT Launchpad

> Deploy a collection on Solana or seven EVM chains, yourself.

The launchpad at `/launch` takes you from an empty draft to a live mint. No
application, no waitlist — you pay the chain, and that's the only gate.

## Two flows

The wizard branches on chain, and the two are genuinely different underneath.
Choose deliberately.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Solana">
    Deploys a **Metaplex Core Candy Machine**. Artwork goes to Arweave. Your
    sale phases become candy guards.

    | Step                | What it asks for                                  |
    | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
    | Collection          | Name, symbol, description, supply, collection art |
    | Royalties & pricing | Mint price and your creator royalty split         |
    | Sale phases         | Whitelist and public windows                      |
    | Reveal *(optional)* | Placeholder art and when it lifts                 |
    | Artwork             | Your images and metadata                          |
    | Review              | Deploys it                                        |

    → [Launch on Solana](/exc/launchpad/solana)
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="EVM">
    Deploys an **ERC-721 contract** with as many sale phases as you want.
    Metadata goes to IPFS. Gates are checked on-chain when someone mints.

    | Step                | What it asks for                     |
    | ------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
    | Collection          | Contract name, symbol, supply        |
    | Royalties & pricing | Your royalty and mint price          |
    | Sale phases         | Allowlists, token gates, public mint |
    | Artwork             | Metadata pinned to IPFS              |
    | Review              | Deploys to your chosen chain         |

    There's no reveal step — on EVM you reveal by swapping the base URI after
    launch.

    → [Launch on EVM](/exc/launchpad/evm)
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Generating the artwork

If your collection is built from trait layers, do that in the
[layer generator](/exc/launchpad/layer-generator) before you get to the artwork
step. It handles trait rules, rarity weights, and putting the result into your
draft.

Your full-resolution images are composed when you launch, not in your browser.
The generator stages a recipe per item and a small preview; we build the real
files during deployment. Which does mean you can't get finished artwork out of
the tool without actually launching.

## Once it's live

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="A mint page" icon="candy-cane">
    At `/mint/{address}`, with live supply, phase state and whether the visitor
    can mint.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Owner tools" icon="sliders">
    `/mint/manage` — edit phases, manage your allowlist, update artwork,
    withdraw.
  </Card>

  <Card title="A marketplace listing" icon="arrow-right-arrow-left">
    Your collection is tradeable as soon as tokens exist.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Rarity ranks" icon="gem">
    Worked out from trait distribution once the collection is indexed.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

→ [After launch](/exc/launchpad/after-launch)

## What it costs

Nothing here is behind a subscription. You pay:

* **Solana** — Candy Machine rent, most of which comes back when you close it, plus Arweave storage per item.
* **EVM** — deployment gas. That's the whole story, and it varies enormously: Ethereum mainnet is orders of magnitude more than Base, Ink, ApeChain or Abstract.
* **Mint fees** on EVM are compiled into your contract. See [Launch on EVM](/exc/launchpad/evm).

<Tip>
  Do a full dry run on a cheap chain first. The wizard is identical on Base as on
  Ethereum, so a failed experiment costs cents.
</Tip>