# Deploying a smart contract

Assuming you have already connected Remix IDE to MetaMask and added the `Echo` smart contract from the [`Interacting with the deployed smart contracts`](https://evmdocs.acala.network/tooling/remix-ide/interacting-with-the-deployed-smart-contracts) walk through, we can take a look at how to deploy the `Echo` smart contract using Remix IDE.

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This walk through focuses on specifics of deploying a smart contract to Acala EVM+ using Remix IDE. If you wish to learn more about deploying smart contracts using Remix IDE, please refer to the [official documentation](https://remix-ide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/create_deploy.html#deploy-the-contract).
{% endhint %}

You should see a `scripts` folder under your `File explorers` section. We will be modifying the `deploy_ethers.js` in this walk through.

As the example smart contract is called `Echo`, we have to modify the 6th line in the file, so that the value of `contractName` variable is `'Echo'`.

```javascript
        const contractName = 'Echo'
```

This finishes up the modifications we need to do to the `deploy_ethers.js` file. We are now able to run the script, by option-clicking on it in the `File explorers` menu and selecting the `Run` option. This will open a MetaMask prompt, where we have to confirm the deploy transaction.

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After the deployment transaction is included in a block, we can start interacting with our newly deployed smart contract, just like we did in the `Interacting with the deployed smart contracts` walk through.