diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/.env.template b/cross-chain/solana/.env.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..564120216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cross-chain/solana/.env.template
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export AUTHORITY=<path_to_keypair_deployer>
+export THRESHOLD_COUNCIL_MULTISIG=<multisig_address>
+export NETWORK=<solana-devnet, mainnet>
+export CLUSTER=<devnet, mainnet-beta>
+export ANCHOR_PROVIDER_URL=<http://localhost:8899, https://api.devnet.solana.com, https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com>
+export ANCHOR_WALLET=<path_to_keypair_deployer>
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diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/.gitignore b/cross-chain/solana/.gitignore
index 29be122a2..05e8d8768 100644
--- a/cross-chain/solana/.gitignore
+++ b/cross-chain/solana/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ node_modules
 test-ledger
 artifacts-mainnet
 artifacts-testnet
-solana.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
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diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/Anchor.toml b/cross-chain/solana/Anchor.toml
index 46ce2c333..052529539 100644
--- a/cross-chain/solana/Anchor.toml
+++ b/cross-chain/solana/Anchor.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ wallet = "~/.config/solana/id.json"
 
 [scripts]
 test = "npx ts-mocha -p ./tsconfig.json -t 1000000 tests/**/*.ts"
-authority = "ts-node --files ./typescript/transfer_authority.ts"
 
 [test]
 startup_wait = 10000
diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/Makefile b/cross-chain/solana/Makefile
index 60201a688..8440d187c 100644
--- a/cross-chain/solana/Makefile
+++ b/cross-chain/solana/Makefile
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@ lint:
 	cargo fmt --check
 	cargo check --features "mainnet" --no-default-features
 	cargo check --features "solana-devnet" --no-default-features
-	cargo clippy --no-deps --all-targets -- -D warnings
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+	cargo clippy --no-deps --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+init_programs:
+	ts-node --files ./deploy/deploy.ts
+
+transfer_authority:
+	ts-node --files deploy/transfer_authority.ts
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diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/deploy/deploy.ts b/cross-chain/solana/deploy/deploy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6335d4d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cross-chain/solana/deploy/deploy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import * as anchor from "@coral-xyz/anchor"
+import fs from "fs"
+import { PublicKey, Keypair } from "@solana/web3.js"
+import dotenv from "dotenv"
+import { Program } from "@coral-xyz/anchor";
+import { Tbtc } from "../target/types/tbtc";
+import { PROGRAM_ID as METADATA_PROGRAM_ID } from "@metaplex-foundation/mpl-token-metadata";
+
+async function run(): Promise<void> {
+  dotenv.config({ path: "../solana.env" })
+
+  anchor.setProvider(anchor.AnchorProvider.env());
+
+  const tbtcProgram = anchor.workspace.Tbtc as Program<Tbtc>;
+
+  // This wallet deployed the program and is also an authority
+  const authority = (loadKey(process.env.AUTHORITY)).publicKey
+
+  const mint = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
+    [Buffer.from("tbtc-mint")],
+    tbtcProgram.programId
+  )[0];
+
+  const config = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
+    [Buffer.from("config")],
+    tbtcProgram.programId
+  )[0];
+
+  const guardians = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
+    [Buffer.from("guardians")],
+    tbtcProgram.programId
+  )[0];
+
+  const minters = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
+    [Buffer.from("minters")],
+    tbtcProgram.programId
+  )[0];
+
+  const tbtcMetadata = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
+    [
+      Buffer.from("metadata"),
+      METADATA_PROGRAM_ID.toBuffer(),
+      mint.toBuffer(),
+    ],
+    METADATA_PROGRAM_ID
+  )[0];
+
+  const mplTokenMetadataProgram = METADATA_PROGRAM_ID;
+
+  // Initalize tbtc program
+  await tbtcProgram.methods
+    .initialize()
+    .accounts({
+      mint,
+      config,
+      guardians,
+      minters,
+      authority,
+      tbtcMetadata,
+      mplTokenMetadataProgram
+    })
+    .instruction()
+
+
+  // add minter
+
+  // add guardian?
+
+  // update mappings (self, base, arbitrum, optimism, polygon)
+}
+
+;(async () => {
+  try {
+    await run()
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log("Exception called:", e)
+  }
+})()
+
+function loadKey(filename: string): Keypair {
+  try {
+    const contents = fs.readFileSync(filename).toString()
+    const bs = Uint8Array.from(JSON.parse(contents))
+
+    return Keypair.fromSecretKey(bs)
+  } catch {
+    console.log("Unable to read keypair...", filename)
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/typescript/transfer_authority.ts b/cross-chain/solana/deploy/transfer_authority.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from cross-chain/solana/typescript/transfer_authority.ts
rename to cross-chain/solana/deploy/transfer_authority.ts
diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/migrations/deploy.ts b/cross-chain/solana/migrations/deploy.ts
index 8c5ae8ac9..448a1b3f2 100644
--- a/cross-chain/solana/migrations/deploy.ts
+++ b/cross-chain/solana/migrations/deploy.ts
@@ -1,78 +1,11 @@
-import * as anchor from "@coral-xyz/anchor"
-import fs from "fs"
-import { PublicKey, Keypair } from "@solana/web3.js"
-import dotenv from "dotenv"
-import { PROGRAM_ID as METADATA_PROGRAM_ID } from "@metaplex-foundation/mpl-token-metadata";
+// Migrations are an early feature. Currently, they're nothing more than this
+// single deploy script that's invoked from the CLI, injecting a provider
+// configured from the workspace's Anchor.toml.
 
-module.exports = async function (provider) {
-  dotenv.config({ path: "../solana.env" })
-
-  anchor.setProvider(provider)
-
-  const tbtcProgram = anchor.workspace.Tbtc
-  // This wallet deployed the program and is also an authority
-  const authority = loadKey(process.env.AUTHORITY)
-  const newAuthority = process.env.THRESHOLD_COUNCIL_MULTISIG
-
-  const mint = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
-    [Buffer.from("tbtc-mint")],
-    tbtcProgram.programId
-  )[0];
-
-  const config = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
-    [Buffer.from("config")],
-    tbtcProgram.programId
-  )[0];
-
-  const guardians = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
-    [Buffer.from("guardians")],
-    tbtcProgram.programId
-  )[0];
-
-  const minters = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
-    [Buffer.from("minters")],
-    tbtcProgram.programId
-  )[0];
-
-  const tbtcMetadata = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
-    [
-      Buffer.from("metadata"),
-      METADATA_PROGRAM_ID.toBuffer(),
-      mint.toBuffer(),
-    ],
-    METADATA_PROGRAM_ID
-  )[0];
+const anchor = require("@coral-xyz/anchor");
 
-  const mplTokenMetadataProgram = METADATA_PROGRAM_ID;
-
-  // Initalize tbtc program
-  await tbtcProgram.methods
-    .initialize()
-    .accounts({
-      mint,
-      config,
-      guardians,
-      minters,
-      authority,
-      tbtcMetadata,
-      mplTokenMetadataProgram
-    })
-    .instruction()
-
-  // add minter
-
-  // add guardian?
-
-  // update mappings (self, base, arbitrum, optimism, polygon)
-}
-
-function loadKey(filename: string): Keypair {
-  try {
-    const contents = fs.readFileSync(filename).toString()
-    const bs = Uint8Array.from(JSON.parse(contents))
-
-    return Keypair.fromSecretKey(bs)
-  } catch {
-    console.log("Unable to read keypair...", filename)
-  }
-}
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+module.exports = async function (provider) {
+  // Configure client to use the provider.
+  anchor.setProvider(provider);
+  // Add your deploy script here.
+};
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diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/scripts/deploy.sh b/cross-chain/solana/scripts/deploy.sh
index a0619f171..19d2dcd55 100755
--- a/cross-chain/solana/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/cross-chain/solana/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 
 # Setting env variables in the current bash shell
-source solana.env
+source .env
 
-[ -z "$CLUSTER" ] && {
-  echo "'--cluster' option not provided" >&2
-  help
+# Deploy to devnet by default
+ARTIFACTS_PATH=artifacts-testnet
+
+[ -z "$NETWORK" ] && {
+  echo "'NETWORK' env var is not set" >&2
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -15,17 +17,16 @@ source solana.env
   exit 1
 }
 
-echo "Building workspace for cluster: $CLUSTER ..."
-anchor build --provider.cluster $CLUSTER
-
-echo "Syncing the program's id ..."
-anchor keys sync
+if [[ $CLUSTER = mainnet-beta ]]
+then
+  ARTIFACTS_PATH=artifacts-mainnet
+fi
 
-echo "Building workspace again to include new program ID in the binary ..."
-anchor build --provider.cluster $CLUSTER
+echo "Building workspace for cluster: $NETWORK ..."
+make build
 
-echo "Deploying program(s) for cluster: $CLUSTER ..."
-anchor deploy --provider.cluster $CLUSTER --provider.wallet $AUTHORITY
+echo "Deploying TBTC program for cluster: $CLUSTER ..."
+solana program deploy --url $CLUSTER --keypair $AUTHORITY ./$ARTIFACTS_PATH/tbtc.so
 
-echo "Migrating..."
-anchor migrate --provider.cluster $CLUSTER --provider.wallet $AUTHORITY
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+echo "Deploying WORMHOLE_GATEWAY program for cluster: $CLUSTER ..."
+solana program deploy --url $CLUSTER --keypair $AUTHORITY ./$ARTIFACTS_PATH/wormhole_gateway.so
diff --git a/cross-chain/solana/solana.env.template b/cross-chain/solana/solana.env.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 17955b8fe..000000000
--- a/cross-chain/solana/solana.env.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-AUTHORITY=<path_to_keypair_deployer>
-THRESHOLD_COUNCIL_MULTISIG=<multisig_address>
-CLUSTER=<localnet/devnet/mainnet>
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