The Solana token launch checklist
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Get your details ready
Name, ticker, a square logo, the supply, and your X, Telegram and website links. Have them written down before you open the form. Deciding as you go is how typos end up on-chain for good.
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Create the token
Mint it with mint and freeze authority revoked. Revoke update authority too if the name and logo are final. Buyers check these first.
Create a Solana token or read how to create a Solana token first.
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Check it like a buyer would
Paste the mint address into Solscan. Confirm the supply, decimals and logo, and check that revoked authorities show as empty. Then run it through a rug checker and fix anything flagged before you add money.
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Hand out tokens you are not pairing
Send team, giveaway or partner allocations now, before there is a price. Keep enough in your wallet for the pool.
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Add liquidity on Raydium
Pair the token with SOL. The ratio you deposit sets the starting price. A bigger pool means each buy moves the price less. This is the step that makes the token tradeable.
Add liquidity or read the Raydium pool guide.
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Decide whether to burn the LP
When you add liquidity you get LP tokens back, and they can pull the pool. Burning them proves you never will. Rug checkers flag pools where the creator still holds them. It is permanent, so only burn if you never want that liquidity back.
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Get found on Jupiter and DEX Screener
Jupiter usually routes to a new Raydium pool within hours, with no application. DEX Screener and Birdeye pick up the pool from on-chain data. Your logo and links come from the metadata you set in step 2.
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Announce it
Post the mint address and the pool link on X and in Telegram, and pin them. Always share the mint address, not just the ticker. Copycat tokens with the same name appear within minutes of a launch that gets attention.
How long a launch takes
| Step | Time |
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| Create the token | About a minute once your details are ready |
| Add liquidity on Raydium | A few minutes |
| Show up on DEX Screener | Usually minutes after the pool exists |
| Routable on Jupiter | Usually within a few hours |
The technical part fits in an afternoon. Do the announcement prep beforehand, so the pool and the posts go live together. Once liquidity is live, post the pool link straight away, so the people you told about the launch are the first to trade.
Launch mistakes that are hard to undo
- Adding liquidity before checking the token. If the logo is wrong or an authority is still on, fixing it after trading starts looks suspicious.
- Setting the starting price by accident. The pool ratio is the price. Work out the price you want before you deposit.
- Burning LP you might need. The burn is permanent. Decide first whether that liquidity is meant to stay forever.
- Sharing the ticker instead of the mint address. Buyers searching by name can land on a copycat.
- Promising returns. Do not tell anyone the price will go up. It can turn a token into a regulated investment in many countries.
Launching a meme coin? Read how to create a meme coin on Solana for the settings and the pump.fun question.