Snap, Mint, Engage: Building Your Own Web3 Photo Booth with Minsta
Introducing Minsta: the app that makes minting NFTs a snap, with no blockchain expertise necessary. Powered by Mintbase, Minsta empowers users to capture and immortalize life's moments seamlessly.
With Minsta, you can create tailored experiences for any occasion, instantly allowing users to snap and share memories on-chain. From conferences to cultural events, Minsta gamifies and tokenizes participation, making it inclusive and enjoyable for all.
Engage users with customizable leaderboards and exciting raffle prizes. Developers can effortlessly adjust thresholds and rewards to create a captivating experience.
Setting up your own Minsta instance is simple. The repository is designed for easy customization, allowing developers to have their personalized version running quickly.
Some inspiring examples of Minsta in action:
Rakhi India - Special NFTs for the cherished festival of Raksha Bandhan
NEARCon - Collectible moments from NEAR's annual gathering
NEAR APAC - Celebrating an Unlimited Future in Vietnam
ETHDenver - Minting memories at the world's largest Web3 #BUIDLathon
Ready to deploy your own custom Minsta and start capturing memories on-chain? Let's dive in and see how it's done!
Walkthrough
Minsta is a React app that integrates with key Web3 technologies for decentralized photo minting. Here's a snapshot of its main components:
NEAR Wallet Integration: Utilizing the Mintbase Wallet on the NEAR protocol, Minsta offers gasless onboarding and a user-friendly experience. Newcomers can start minting in seconds, regardless of crypto knowledge.
Proxy Contract Minting: Minsta employs a proxy minter contract from Mintbase, enabling permissionless minting. This contract, authorized as a minter on your NFT contract, ensures users can mint without minter permissions, promoting decentralization.
Arweave Storage: Photos snapped on Minsta are stored on the Arweave decentralized network, with metadata securely saved on-chain. This guarantees perpetual accessibility without a single point of failure.
AI Metadata: Optionally, the Replicate API can automatically generate titles and descriptions for NFT metadata, simplifying minting and adding AI flair.
Under the hood, Minsta is built with robust tools like Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, facilitating easy customization and extension. The repository is hacker-friendly, featuring detailed documentation and inline comments for rapid comprehension of the codebase.
Setup
Customize Your App
Time to make it yours! Update the app name, colors, logo, and other UI elements by tweaking the env vars and code. Maybe add some custom leaderboard logic or new share hooks. Go wild!
Minsta's open-source nature gives you the freedom to experiment and innovate. So, don't hesitate to explore new ideas and put your unique spin on it.
Accept the Challenge
Ready to level up your development skills and contribute to the evolution of Minsta? We've issued a bounty to enhance the application with dynamic NFT badges that evolve as users engage in a series of five distinct events within a campaign. The aim is to foster complete participation across all events, with the badges transforming to reflect user engagement, ultimately qualifying participants for exclusive rewards at the final evolution stage. This specific bounty offers a reward of up to $3,000 for successful implementation.
Seize the opportunity to showcase your creativity and technical prowess. Let's embark on this journey together to enrich Minsta and empower users with even more immersive experiences. Happy building and minting!