Legacy Minting Guide: How to Mint, Check, & Boost Your SOLMAP

A step-by-step guide to joining the Solana blockchain through Solmaps

If you've read Solmaps 101 and are ready to dive into the actual process—checking if a particular Solmap is available,minting it, and even boosting your transaction to beat the network congestion—then you're in the right place (original mint for Solmap has concluded).

Before You Begin

Make sure you have a Solana-compatible wallet (Phantom, Solflare, etc.) and enough SOL to cover minting fees and any optional transaction boost.

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1. Install the Solmap CLI

Most users will install the CLI on a Linux or macOS environment. A single command is often all you need:

bash <(curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opensolmap/solmap/main/scripts/install.sh)

💡 Pro tip: If you're comfortable with Rust, you can install from source. This gives you local commands like solmap check and solmap mint.

2. Check Solmap Availability

Let's say you have a specific number in mind—12345. You can see if that Solmap is already claimed with:

solmap check 12345

3. Minting a Solmap

Once you've confirmed availability, you can mint the Solmap with a simple command:

solmap mint 12345

This triggers the on-chain inscription that grants you ownership of slots 12345000–12345999. Once successful, you'll see a transaction confirmation in your wallet.

4. Boosting Your Transaction

During peak traffic on Solana, transaction finalization can slow down. If you want to ensure your mint goes through quickly, you can pay a small additional fee:

solmap mint 12345 --boost

Think of this as "priority shipping." The boost helps push your transaction to the front of the line, making it ideal when hype or large volumes of concurrent mints are happening.

A Note on Admin-Only Commands

The 'Init Slot Index' command is reserved for devs. It extends on-chain indexing capacity by funding additional rent and should NOT be used by casual minters.

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Ready to Customize?

Now that you've minted your Solmap, learn how to customize it with unique traits and integrate it into our evolving metaverse features.

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