# Pinata Upload

In this guide, we'll be using [Pinata](https://www.pinata.cloud/) to upload NFT project files to IPFS.

## Get Pinata Account and API Keys

Create a Pinata account. The sign up page can be found here: [*Sign Up*](https://pinata.cloud/signup)*.*

Go to the [API keys page](https://app.pinata.cloud/keys), and click the "New Key" button. Give the key a name and select "create".

![Creating an API key.](https://3930076611-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FSInMUrk5zXO1wiVbvasJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-21e92da164bf5b785c0b0c58619acb3a342eba7a%2FcreateKey.png?alt=media)

This will create an API key pair for you. Take note of both the API Key and API Secret, you will need to add these to your `config.js` file.

![](https://3930076611-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FSInMUrk5zXO1wiVbvasJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-906d6e866d778a566943a0c3f1d00191d69e478c%2Fkeys.png?alt=media)

## Setup Config.js

Open your `config.js` file in your favorite text editor and add the corresponding keys to `pinataApiKey` and `pinataSecretKey`. For example:

```
// Pinata API Key
  pinataApiKey: "",
  // Pinata Secret Key
  pinataSecretKey: "",
```

Make sure the rest of `config.js` is filled out according to your project needs. It's particularly important to note the *Collection Info* section. This information will be used for generating metadata about your collection, and will control how it is displayed in the UI.

```
  //// COLLECTION INFO ////
  // The name of your collection
  name: 'Collection Name',
  // The 3-7 letter ticker symbol for your collection
  symbol: 'SYM',
  // Project description
  description: 'An awesome NFT series',
  // Path to image to use as the main image for the collection
  image: 'images/1.png'
```

{% hint style="info" %}
NOTE: `image` here in the *Collection Info* config is the image that is used when your collection is displayed in the UI. The `pinata-upload` script will upload this image to IPFS for you.
{% endhint %}

## Upload Files To IPFS

After filling out your config, and double checking all the details, you're now ready to upload your project to IPFS! Simply run:

```
yarn run pinata-upload
```

This will output a `baseTokenUri`. Be sure to add it to your `config.js` file.

With your assets uploaded to IPFS, you are now ready to deploy your smart contracts.