Update deploy.js to following :
deploy.js

const ethers = require("ethers")
// const solc = require("solc")
const fs = require("fs-extra")
require("dotenv").config()

async function main() {
    // First, compile this!
    // And make sure to have your ganache network up!
    // The old way can be seen below:
    // let provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL)
    // On ether 6 and above, you should use like this
    let provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL)
    // let provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL)
    let wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY, provider)
    // const encryptedJson = fs.readFileSync("./.encryptedKey.json", "utf8");
    // let wallet = new ethers.Wallet.fromEncryptedJsonSync(
    //   encryptedJson,
    //   process.env.PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD
    // );
    // wallet = wallet.connect(provider);
    const abi = fs.readFileSync("./SimpleStorage_sol_SimpleStorage.abi", "utf8")
    const binary = fs.readFileSync(
        "./SimpleStorage_sol_SimpleStorage.bin",
        "utf8"
    )
    const contractFactory = new ethers.ContractFactory(abi, binary, wallet)
    console.log("Deploying, please wait...")
    // const contract = await contractFactory.deploy()
    const nonce = await wallet.getNonce();
    const contract = await contractFactory.deploy({ nonce: nonce })
    const deploymentReceipt = await contract.deploymentTransaction().wait(1);
    console.log(contract);
    console.log(deploymentReceipt);
    // console.log("Here is the transaction:")
    // console.log(contract.deployTransaction)
    // console.log("Here is the receipt:")
    // console.log(deploymentReceipt)
    // const nonce = await wallet.getNonce();
    // tx = {
    //   nonce: nonce,
    //   gasPrice: 100000000000,
    //   gasLimit: 1000000,
    //   to: null,
    //   value: 0,
    //   data: "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",
    //   chainId: 1337,

    // Additionally, there is a v,r,and s variable that ethers handles for us.
    // This is the signature of the transaction.
    // There is a lot of math going on with those values, but that's how it's gaurenteed that the transaction is signed!
    // https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/15766/what-does-v-r-s-in-eth-gettransactionbyhash-mean

    // }
    // There is also a v, r, and s component of the transaction that Ethers will handle for us.
    // It's these three components that make up the cryptographic signature.
    // We won't go into this, because it's a lot of math.

    // console.log("Let's deploy another! Please wait...")
    // let resp = await wallet.signTransaction(tx)
    // const sentTxResponse = await wallet.sendTransaction(tx);
    // console.log(resp)

    let currentFavoriteNumber = await contract.retrieve()
    console.log(`Current Favorite Number: ${currentFavoriteNumber}`)
    console.log("Updating favorite number...")
    let transactionResponse = await contract.store(7)
    let transactionReceipt = await transactionResponse.wait()
    currentFavoriteNumber = await contract.retrieve()
    console.log(`New Favorite Number: ${currentFavoriteNumber}`)
}

main()
    .then(() => process.exit(0))
    .catch((error) => {
        console.error(error)
        process.exit(1)
    })

// synchronous [solidity]
// asynchronous [javascript]

// cooking
// Synchronous
// 1. Put popcorn in microwave -> Promise
// 2. Wait for popcorn to finish
// 3. Pour drinks for everyone

// Asynchronous
// 1. Put popcorn in the mircrowave
// 2. Pour drinks for everyone
// 3. Wait for popcorn to finish

// Promise
// Pending
// Fulfilled
// Rejected
Updates :
const nonce = await wallet.getTransactionCount() to const nonce = await wallet.getNonce();
const deploymentReceipt = await contract.deployTransaction.wait(1) to const deploymentReceipt = await contract.deploymentTransaction().wait(1);
PatrickAlphaC / ethers-simple-storage-fcc

Update deploy.js #96

deploy.js
