Creating an NFT Collection

Images

Place all the created images in the nft/images directory.
If needed, use the nft/renameImages.ts script to rename the images. Images should be named in sequential order using whole numbers starting from 1 without gaps or spaces, e.g., 1.png, 2.png, 3.png, etc.
Upload the images directory to Pinata Cloud and copy its CID.
In the createMeta.ts file, specify the project's NFT URL and the images directory CID.

Create (or ask ChatGPT to create) a metadata.json file using the names and descriptions of each NFT in the collection, as provided by the designer. The structure of the metadata should be as follows:
```
[
  {
    "name": "NFT name",
    "description": "NFT detailed description"
  }
]
```
Use the createMeta.ts script to generate unique token metadata files. The script will generate metadata files based on the provided data and will also add some other fields, such as image, creator, etc.
```
ts-node nft/createMeta.ts
```
Upload the entire folder with the created metadata files to Pinata Cloud.
Copy the CID of the created folder.

Update the Ignition parameters file ignition/eaNft.json. Ensure that the ipfs parameter correctly matches the CID of the metadata folder, and that numFiles reflects the exact number of metadata files in the folder.

Run the ignition module to deploy the NFT smart contract.

npx hardhat ignition deploy \
ignition/modules/EarlyAdoptersModule.ts \
--parameters ignition/eaNft.json \
--network rootstockTestnet