The Complete Guide to Adding Liquidity Pools on Solana (Raydium AMM/CPMM)
What is "Adding a Pool"?
Creating a liquidity pool for your Solana token is what makes trading possible. Without a pool:
✖️ Your token can only be transferred (no trading)
✖️ Won't appear on DexScreener or Ave (no charts)
✖️ Will never show a price
Prerequisites:
✅ Obtain Market ID (for Raydium V2 pools)
✅ Maintain minimum 0.6 SOL balance (after pool creation costs)
✅ Install Phantom/OKX Web3 Wallet
Step-by-Step Tutorial:
1. Connecting Your Wallet
• Navigate to GTokenTool's liquidity page
• Click "Connect Wallet" (select Phantom - automatically compatible with OKX Web3)
• Verify connected wallet address appears
2. Choosing Pool Type:
┌───────────────┬───────────────┐
│ Raydium AMM │ Raydium CPMM │
├───────────────┼───────────────┤
│ 0.6 SOL fee │ 0.3 SOL fee │
│ Requires Market│ No Market ID │
│ ID │ needed │
│ More stable │ Newer (less │
│ │ battle-tested) │
└───────────────┴───────────────┘
3. Creating Raydium AMM Pool:
• Market ID: Enter existing or create new
• Base Token: Your meme coin (auto-detected)
• Quote Token: SOL/USDT/USDC (auto-detected)
• Token Amounts: Set your desired ratios
• Initial Price: Calculated automatically
• Launch Options:
- Immediate launch
- Scheduled launch (uses your local timezone)
• Confirm transaction (0.6 SOL fee)
4. Creating Raydium CPMM Pool:
• Same parameters as AMM (simpler interface)
• No Market ID required
• Lower 0.3 SOL creation fee
• Supports newer Token2022 standard
Pro Tips:
• For immediate trading volume, consider "Bundle Buy" (coming soon)
• If transaction fails but SOL is deducted - pool likely created successfully
• CPMM pools currently have less bot/wallet support
Why This Matters:
Your liquidity pool transforms your token from a transfer-only asset to a tradable commodity with price discovery. GTokenTool simplifies what was traditionally a complex, developer-only process into three clicks.
Remember: More liquidity = better price stability = more investor confidence. Start small (even $100-500 in liquidity) and grow your pool as your community expands.
