> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://phalanetwork.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Step 3: Deploy the KmsAuth Contract

> Deploy the KmsAuth Contract

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      A KMS node requires a KMSAuth contract to be deployed on the Ethereum-compatible network.
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  ```bash theme={null}
  cd dstack/kms/auth-eth
  npm install
  npx hardhat compile
  PRIVATE_KEY=<your-private-key> npx hardhat kms:deploy --network phala
  ```

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    <h4 className="font-medium mb-2">Expected Output:</h4>

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        Deploying proxy...
        Waiting for deployment...
        KmsAuth Proxy deployed to: 0xFE6C45aE66344CAEF5E5D7e2cbD476286D651875
        Implementation deployed to: 0x5FbDB2315678afecb367f032d93F642f64180aa3
        Deployment completed successfully
        Transaction hash: 0xd413d01a0640b6193048b0e98afb7c173abe58c74d9cf01f368166bc53f4fefe
      </pre>
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