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# Contracts deployment

The easiest way to load contracts is to use hardhat. 

To install hardhat, please refer to the [official documentation](https://hardhat.org/tutorial)

In the .env file, set the PRIVATE\_KEY value of the contract owner.

```
git clone https://github.com/bsn-si/IPEHR-blockchain-indexes.git
cd IPEHR-blockchain-indexes
npx hardhat deploy --network <network name>
```