Create a Token and Add Liquidity
Minting is half the job. This is the full flow: mint with the Solana token creator, revoke authorities, open a Raydium pool, burn the LP, and end with a token that trades and shows as locked.
0.18 SOL mint · 0.1 SOL pool · 0.09 SOL LP actions · All non-custodial
Why a token with no pool is invisible
An SPL mint on its own is a balance in your wallet and nothing more. No price, no chart, no way for anyone else to acquire it. A liquidity pool is what turns supply into a market: you deposit your token alongside SOL, and the constant-product curve prices every subsequent trade against that reserve.
This is also why the amount you deposit matters more than any fee on this site. The pool is your token's entire order book on day one.
Setting the opening price
You never type a price. You choose how many tokens and how much SOL go into the pool, and the ratio implies the price. Work backwards from the market cap you want to open at: desired opening market cap divided by circulating supply gives your per-token price, and multiplying that price by the tokens you deposit gives the SOL you need to pair.
- Open too high and there is no room for the chart to run — early buyers stall.
- Open too low with thin liquidity and the first buy prints an unrepeatable candle.
- Simulate before signing; pool creation on SolanaForge includes a dry-run simulation.
Locking liquidity is a marketing decision
Burning LP tokens costs 0.09 SOL and buys you the one badge every screener surfaces above the fold. It converts better than any thread you can write. Do it before you announce, then link the burn transaction in your pinned post — then move on to getting buyers.
End-to-end flow
Step 1. Mint the token
Use the [Solana token creator](/create) — 0.18 SOL, one signature, full supply to your wallet with Metaplex metadata attached.
Step 2. Revoke mint and freeze
0.08 SOL each. Do this before the pool opens so the first person who checks the token sees clean authorities.
Step 3. Decide your starting price
Price is simply the ratio of tokens to SOL you deposit. 10 SOL against 100,000,000 tokens implies 0.0000001 SOL per token — pick the ratio, not the price, and the price follows.
Step 4. Create the Raydium CPMM pool
On [pool create](/pool/create) select your mint, pair it with SOL, set the amounts, and simulate first. The 0.1 SOL platform fee is included in the same transaction.
Step 5. Check price impact
Simulate a 1 SOL buy against your new pool. If it moves the price more than about 10%, your liquidity is too thin to trade well.
Step 6. Burn the LP tokens
[Burn LP](/pool/burn) makes the liquidity permanent and DexScreener marks the pool as locked — the single strongest trust signal you can ship on day one.
Step 7. Verify on DexScreener
Search your mint address. Confirm the logo, name, liquidity figure, and locked badge all render before you announce anything.
Start your token here
Type a name and ticker — we'll carry them straight into the creator. No wallet needed yet.
Frequently asked questions
Why does my token show no price after minting?
Because a mint alone has no market. Price exists only once there is a pool pairing your token with SOL. Until you add liquidity, screeners have nothing to quote.
How much SOL should I put in the pool?
Whatever you can leave in permanently. Under 1 SOL is effectively untradeable; 5–20 SOL produces a chart that survives normal buys and sells without absurd slippage.
What does it cost to open a pool?
0.1 SOL as the platform fee for pool creation, plus 0.09 SOL for later add, remove, or LP-burn actions — separate from the SOL and tokens you actually deposit.
Should I burn or keep my LP tokens?
Burning is permanent and removes any possibility of pulling liquidity, which is exactly what buyers want to see. Keep LP only if you have a disclosed reason, such as a scheduled migration.
Can I add more liquidity later?
Yes. Use manage liquidity to add or remove at 0.09 SOL per action. Adding later at the current ratio does not change the price.
Does DexScreener list my token automatically?
Yes — once a Raydium pool exists with real liquidity, screeners index it automatically. Metadata and logo come from your on-chain Metaplex account.
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Ready to create your token?
Connect your wallet, fill the form, sign once. Your token is live on mainnet with on-chain metadata, a real logo, and optional authority revokes.