What Are Your Top Strategies for Deploying Smart Contracts Efficiently on Polygon zkEVM?

Hi everyone,

I’m exploring Polygon zkEVM and looking for tips on efficient smart contract deployment. I’m especially interested in:

  • Deployment workflows: Tools, testnet vs mainnet, upgrade patterns.

  • Gas optimization: Techniques to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

  • Verification & auditing: Best practices and common pitfalls.

  • Automation: CI/CD pipelines, secure key management, deployment scripts.

If you’ve deployed contracts on zkEVM, I’d love to hear your tips, workflows, or lessons learned — even metrics comparing costs or speed would be super helpful.

Bonus: What improvements would make zkEVM deployment smoother for you?