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# Creating New Pools

## How do you Create a New Potion Pool?

1. Navigate to <https://potionprotocol.io/lab> in your browser.&#x20;
2. Click the **Connect** button at the center (or top right) of the screen .

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3. Scroll down view to the **Create a New Pool** form.

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   *Pool Values*:\
   \&#xNAN;**`NFT Contract Address`**: \
   &#x20;The address of the NFT contract for which to create the pool.\
   \
   \&#xNAN;**`Pool Name`**:\
   &#x20;The name of the pool & its LP token.\
   \
   \&#xNAN;**`LP Token Symbol`**:\
   &#x20;The symbol for the LP token that will be displayed in users' wallets. *Note: length must be less than or equal to 11 characters.*\
   \
   \&#xNAN;**`Trading fee`**:\
   &#x20;The fee charged to trades against the pool, which is split among the users who provide liquidity to the pool.\
   \
   \&#xNAN;**`Additional fee to buy a specific NFT`**:\
   &#x20;The additional fee incurred for purchasing a specific NFT from the pool (can be set to 0).\
   \
   \&#xNAN;**`Enable Creator Royalties for pool sales`**:\
   &#x20;Charge users creator royalties on NFTs sold to the pool (respecting the [EIP-2981 standard](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2981)).<br>
4. Fill out the form with the desired parameters and click **Submit**.

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5. **Confirm** the transaction in order to create the pool. Note *the created pool will require an initial deposit of at least 2 NFTs before it will support trading.*

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6. If the transaction was successful, you will see a happy little wizard.

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7. If an error occurrs, you will see a JSON-formatted error string. Please come join our discord to report the issue: <https://discord.gg/potionprotocol>. We will ask you for a copy of this string to investigate your issue.

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8. If pool creation succeeded, you will see links appear to the pool's contracts on etherscan.&#x20;

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9. In a few moments your pool should be displayed in the Pools section of your Lab page:

   <figure><img src="/files/rSfGcN9Px76wWCovbylw" alt=""><figcaption><p>The pool will be created but will have no assets available for trading.</p></figcaption></figure>
10. If your pool does not appear after a few minutes, please report the issue to our discord [https://discord.gg/potionprotocol](https://discord.gg/artgobblers)
11. To enable trading on the pool, you will need to make an initial deposit. Click the deposit button on the new pool.

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12. Once your pool has had NFTs deposited, it will appear on the main **Swap** and **Pool** pages

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