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Metaboss

Metaboss is a Rust command-line utility for managing Solana NFTs and tokens through Metaplex standards, including legacy Token Metadata and Metaplex Core assets.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use Metaboss when a Solana asset-management task fits its documented Metaplex operations and a command-line workflow suits your process. The project recommends testing commands on devnet before using them with production NFTs.

Who it is for

  • Developers who manage Solana NFTs or tokens through Metaplex standards.
  • People seeking command-line workflows for asset creation, metadata changes, transfers, verification, data inspection, snapshots or airdrops.

Documented uses

  • Mint Solana NFT or token assets.
  • Update asset metadata and transfer or burn assets.
  • Verify assets and decode or snapshot NFT and token data.
  • Airdrop Solana assets.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

  • Metaboss is a CLI, not a graphical interface.
  • The project lists Linux and macOS binaries in its releases.
  • Building from source requires Rust 1.75 or later.
  • The README advises devnet testing before production NFT use.
  • The project links to separate documentation for full command usage.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Install Metaboss from source

Build and install the command-line tool from its repository.

Before you start

  • Rust 1.75 or later
  • A terminal and Git

Steps

  1. Install Rust using the Rust installation instructions linked by the project.

  2. Clone the Metaboss repository using its HTTPS or SSH URL.

  3. Change into the metaboss directory and check out the main branch.

  4. Run cargo install --path ./ to install, or cargo build --release to build.

Expected outcome

Metaboss is installed from source or built as a release binary.

Guide limitations

  • Ubuntu installations may need libudev-dev and pkg-config if errors occur.
  • This guide covers installation and building, not running asset-management commands.
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