Solana Token Tutorial — Mint, Metadata & Logo (Token-2022, 2025 Edition)

Description

🪙 Solana Token Tutorial — Token-2022 (2025 Edition) In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll create a custom Solana token using the latest Token-2022 program with built-in on-chain metadata — including token name, symbol, and logo image. Everything is demonstrated using Solana Devnet, so you can safely experiment for free. The readme also contains steps for production deployment (same process just 1 different cmd). 🧩 What You’ll Learn - Install the Solana CLI (Windows WSL, macOS, Linux) - Create and configure a Devnet wallet - Mint your own Token-2022 token - Upload token metadata and image to IPFS - Link metadata using spl-token initialize-metadata - View your token in Phantom and Solana Explorer 🔗 Useful Links Source Code / Guide 📘 Full Tutorial on GitHub: https://github.com/jspruance/solana-token-tutorial Wallets & Tools 🟣 Phantom Wallet: https://phantom.app/download 🪶 Solana Explorer: https://explorer.solana.com IPFS Hosting 📦 Pinata: https://www.pinata.cloud ⚡ Storacha Network: https://storacha.network 📅 Video Info 🎬 Created: October 2025 👤 Author: BlockExplorer 💬 Tags: Solana Token Tutorial, Token-2022, Solana Devnet, Phantom Wallet, IPFS, Pinata, Storacha, SPL Token, Solana Token Creation #solana #crypto #blockchain #tutorial #token2022 #phantomwallet #devnet #pinata #ipfs #storacha