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Canister Smart Contracts

How can I check the status of a canister smart contract?

You can check the current status of all canisters or a specified canister by running the dfx canister status comm...

How do I create a new canister smart contract?

When you are doing local development, the most common way to create a canister smart contract involves creating a ...

How can I look up a canister identifier after I’ve deployed a canister smart contract?

You can look up the canister smart contract identifier for any specific canister that you've deployed on the Inte...

How can I delete a canister smart contract?

If you want to permanently delete a specific canister smart contract or all canisters for a specific project on t...

How can I restart a stopped canister smart contract?

To restart a canister smart contract after a successful canister upgrade, you can run the dfx canister start comm...

How can I stop a running canister smart contract?

You can stop canisters that are currently running by running the dfx canister stop command: dfx canister stop ...

How do I install applications on the Internet Computer? How do I install or deploy a canister smart contract?

You can make decentralized applications accessible on the Internet Computer blockchain mainnet by deploying the ca...

How do I upgrade an application previously deployed on the Internet Computer? How do I reinstall or re-deploy a canister smart contract?

To upgrade/re-deploy a canister smart contract on the Internet Computer blockchain mainnet: Open a new terminal a...