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Scripts and Tasks

Automate workflows.

Scripts vs Tasks

Hardhat offers two ways to automate work:

Scripts — plain Node.js files you run for one-off jobs like deployment.
Tasks — reusable commands integrated into the Hardhat CLI with arguments and help text.

Use scripts for ad-hoc automation, tasks for repeatable commands your team reuses.

A Deployment Script

Scripts live in scripts/. A deploy script uses ethers from the Hardhat Runtime Environment:

const hre = require("hardhat");

async function main() {
  const Greeter = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory("Greeter");
  const greeter = await Greeter.deploy();
  await greeter.waitForDeployment();
  console.log("Deployed to:", await greeter.getAddress());
}

main();

const hre = require("hardhat");

async function main() {
  const Greeter = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory("Greeter");
  const greeter = await Greeter.deploy();
  await greeter.waitForDeployment();
  console.log("Deployed to:", await greeter.getAddress());
}

main();

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