Scaffold a Next.js Frontend dApp

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🧩 Building the Front-End for Your Monad Smart Contract | Reown AppKit + Next.js Tutorial With our Light Switch smart contract deployed to the Monad Testnet, it’s time to build the front-end dApp that connects to it. In this episode, Knox from ProStaking shows how to use Reown AppKit to scaffold a Next.js-based Web3 interface — complete with wallet connection, chain switching, and full EVM compatibility. Reown AppKit makes connecting wallets like Phantom or MetaMask to Monad effortless. We’ll walk through setting up your environment, choosing frameworks, and installing all necessary dependencies for a production-ready front end. 💡 What You’ll Learn How to connect a wallet to your dApp using Reown AppKit How to scaffold a Next.js project for your Monad front end How to choose between Wagmi and Ethers.js (and why we use Wagmi) How to run the Reown AppKit CLI to generate your base project How to install all dependencies with npm install How to explore and customize your React folder structure 🧰 Tools & Frameworks Used Reown AppKit CLI Next.js for front-end scaffolding Wagmi (Web3 React hooks for EVMs) Node.js v20+ Cursor IDE for editing Monad Docs → docs.monad.xyz 🪙 Pro Tip When using Reown AppKit, always select the Monad Testnet and verify your wallet connection. It handles chain switching better than manual setups, especially for Phantom and MetaMask users. 🔗 Connect with Knox Follow on X/Twitter → @Knox Validator Infrastructure → Pro Staking ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 Intro – front-end development overview 0:30 Using Reown AppKit documentation 1:00 Scaffolding a new Next.js app with the CLI 1:45 Selecting framework and blockchain library (Wagmi) 2:30 Installing Reown AppKit dependencies 3:30 Exploring folder structure in Cursor IDE 4:15 Running npm install and verifying setup 5:00 Next steps – linking the smart contract #Monad #ReownAppKit #NextJS #Wagmi #Web3 #SmartContracts #DApp #EVM #FrontendDevelopment #ProStaking #Knox #MonadTestnet #BlockchainDevelopment