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title: "Discussion on \"Forking the Ethereum Mainnet Locally[with Hardhat]\" | Hashnode"
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# [Forking the Ethereum Mainnet Locally\[with Hardhat\]](https://kelviniot.hashnode.dev/forking-the-ethereum-mainnet-locallywith-hardhat?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

🚀What does it mean to fork the Mainnet? In software development, creating a fork of something simply means “to create a copy of something that already exists”. So, when we fork the Ethereum mainnet locally we have a copy of the main ethereum blockch...

Feb 6, 2022 · 2 min read · kelviniot.hashnode.dev  
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[Nzonda Fotsing](https://hashnode.com/@Nzonda)

[Feb 7, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/forking-the-ethereum-mainnet-locallywith-hardhat/61ffd9264cde6d5e5ab0fc16/comment/6200dd45295d2760067761c4)

Thanks for this write up bro, really helpful.

[Ebube Okorie](https://hashnode.com/@kelviniot)

[Feb 7, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/forking-the-ethereum-mainnet-locallywith-hardhat/61ffd9264cde6d5e5ab0fc16/comment/6200dd45295d2760067761c4#reply-6200e2cc295d27600677628d)

Sure man, Glad you found it helpful