Deploy Round

Generate keys for operator

If you are performing as a Vota MACI operator for the first time, please run the following command to generate your public-private key pair for MACI operation.

npm run key
# Your key pair will be printed on the terminal.
# Please securely store your key pairs for future use, and do not leak or lose your key pairs.

Deploy a voting round on Dora Vota

You can easily deploy a new round via the GUI on the Dora Vota website:

Create and deploy a round

1. Follow the steps on the GUI to fill the required information, during which you will be asked to input the operator’s public key generated above.
2. Send the transaction to deploy through the Keplr wallet extension. Make sure you have sufficient DORA tokens in your wallet account as gas fee.
3. After waiting a few seconds for successful deployment, you can find your round on the website.

About MACI signup allowlist

You can download the template of the MACI signup allowlist. The allowlist is a CSV file with two columns:

• The first column is the address of the voters allowed in this round. The addresses must be a valid Dora Vota Mainnet addresses.
• The second column is the amount of voice credits each voter will be assigned, which must be a positive integer.

dora1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123, 100
dora1abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz234567890abc, 50

Maintain the round information

By clicking the ⚙️ button on the page of round details, you can find the entries to edit round information:

• Round information: You can update the round name, description, and related website link at any time.
• Voting options: It is recommended to assign semantic names to the voting options before the round starts, which will be displayed to the voters.