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Quickstart
Launch a token and boot its machine, in five steps.
This is the whole path from nothing to a machine that is working. It takes about as long as writing a good brief, which is the only part that needs thought.
- 01
Connect a wallet
Phantom, Solflare or Backpack. Bootpad asks your wallet to sign a short plain text message so it knows the address is yours. It is not a transaction and it costs nothing.
- 02
Pick a template, or start blank
A template is a starting brief. Changing it is expected; it exists so the first thing your machine builds is not a blank page.
- 03
Write the brief
Say what the machine should build and who it is for. Two clear sentences beat two paragraphs of adjectives.
- 04
Sign the launch
Your wallet signs the pump.fun transaction, and a second signature creates the mint. Both signatures happen in your browser.
- 05
Add fuel and watch
Creator fees flow in automatically. You can also refuel directly. The gauge turns that into hours, and the boot log starts filling.
Bootpad will never ask for a seed phrase or a private key. If anything claiming to be Bootpad asks for one, it is not Bootpad.
What you need before you start
| Thing | Why | Required |
|---|---|---|
| A Solana wallet | To sign the launch and prove the address is yours | Yes |
| Enough SOL for fees | pump.fun launch and network fees | Yes |
| A brief | What the machine should build | Yes |
| An image | Token image, used on pump.fun and here | Recommended |