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Having issues deploying a smart contract, could use some help

I'm using the default hardhat private key and running my deploy script with `--network localhost`. I have a custom nonce so I can deploy to a vanity address

When I run the script, I get an error from the local node: "Nonce too high. Expected nonce to be 0 but got 36938. Note that transactions can't be queued when automining."

My understanding is that I should be able to use any nonce, even if the previous ones haven't been used. The script is only sending 1 transaction, so no queueing as the error suggests. Any ideas what is happening / how to work around it?

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Hmm my understanding was that technically nonces don’t have to be used sequentially, just uniquely

But i could very well be wrong

Account nonces are sequential. Are you sure the nonce isn’t associated with something else?

deploy to testnet or L2 mainnet and you’ll get better error handling
local nets are weird sometimes

You could use ganache, plus mocha to deploy and test your smart contract locally.

did you try sending a tx first then the one you care about after? worth a shot but more likely a hardcoded rule in geth (which i guess hardhat uses)