Deploy Your Program to Devnet

This is it — you're about to deploy your counter program to the Solana blockchain.

The Deployment Process

Deploying a Solana program involves 4 steps:

1. Compile: Your Rust code → .so binary (already done by the build server)
2. Create Buffer: A temporary on-chain account to hold the binary during upload
3. Upload Chunks: The binary is uploaded in ~1000-byte chunks (200+ transactions for a typical program)
4. Finalize: Link the buffer to a new program account, making it executable

This follows the BPF Loader Upgradeable protocol — the standard way all Anchor programs are deployed.

What You'll See

• 1 wallet popup to create the buffer account
• Batch signing every ~30 chunks (to avoid blockhash expiry)
• A real-time transaction log showing each chunk being confirmed
• Your Program ID when deployment completes

Instructions

1. Click Build to compile your counter program
2. When the build succeeds, click Deploy to Devnet
3. Approve the transactions in your wallet
4. Watch the deployment progress in real time!

If deployment fails: Don't worry! The system saves your progress. Click Resume to pick up where you left off — you won't re-upload chunks that already succeeded.