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# 🧾 Smart Contract Deployment

This guide will walk you through the steps to deploy smart contracts on QIE, using familiar Ethereum-based tools like **Remix**, **Hardhat**, and **Truffle**.

Since our chain is **EVM-compatible**, deploying contracts is nearly identical to deploying on Ethereum — with the added benefits of **faster transaction finality**, **higher throughput**, and **lower gas fees**.

### 🔧 Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have :

* MetaMask installed and connected to QIE network
* A funded wallet (get test coins from our faucet)
* Basic knowledge of Solidity (or access to a sample contract)