Which method should I use to create a canister in a specified subnet: CMC.create_canister vs CMC.notify_create_canister vs CyclesLedger.create_canister? Why there are methods of two different canisters? What are their relative (dis)advantages?

To be specific, I am creating a package manager that installs packages (for a user) consisting of several canisters.

[image] Deprecating the ledger_notify Flow for Minting Cycles in Favor of cmc_notify Developers TL;DR Minting cycles from ICP to create or top up canisters can currently be done via two distinct flows: Legacy Flow: transfer → ledger_notify New Flow: transfer …

[image] qwertytrewq: Is my opinion, that CMC.create_canister may be the best option, valid? And then the next question: What is better: CMC.create_canister or CyclesLedger.create_canister?

There are different use cases for all these methods. Like notify create canister get used when someone want to facilitate Create Canister feature from frontend/client side and I am not sure whats the difference between CMC and CycleLedger in your reference above, but when you use cmc to create cani…

Exactly as @h1teshtr1path1 said. I have ICP and want a canister: go to CMC.notify_create_canister I have cycles and want a canister: go to CMC.create_canister, send cycles with your requset I can’t hold cycles because I’m a user and not a canister and need someone to hold cycles for me: go to the …

`CMC.create_canister` vs `CyclesLedger.create_canister`

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h1teshtr1path1 March 20, 2025, 7:21pm 3

Read this thread, this should be helpful. In brief, notify method is used to notify CMC canister about ICP transfer index and do the op of creating canister.

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`CMC.create_canister` vs `CyclesLedger.create_canister`

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