Merge pull request #1052 from dfinity/kill-free-cycles

docs: remove mentioning free cycles

Author: marc0olo

motoko/basic_bitcoin/README.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ curl -fsSL cli.mops.one/install.sh | sh
 
 ### Acquire cycles to deploy
 
-Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" in other blockchains). You can get free cycles from the [cycles faucet](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles/cycles-faucet.md).
+Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains).
 
 ### Deploy the smart contract to the Internet Computer
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ reflected in your current balance.
 In this tutorial, you were able to:
 
 * Deploy a canister smart contract on the ICP blockchain that can receive & send Bitcoin.
-* Use a cycles faucet to deploy the canister to ICP blockchain on the mainnet for free.
+* Acquire cycles to deploy the canister to the ICP mainnet.
 * Connect the canister to the Bitcoin testnet.
 * Send the canister some testnet BTC.
 * Check the testnet BTC balance of the canister.

motoko/threshold-ecdsa/README.md

@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ If you open the URL in a web browser, you will see a web UI that shows the publi
 
 To deploy this canister to the mainnet, one needs to do two things:
 
-- Acquire cycles (the equivalent of "gas" in other blockchains). This is necessary for all canisters.
+- Acquire cycles (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains). This is necessary for all canisters.
 - Update the sample source code to have the right key ID. This is unique to this canister.
 
 #### Acquire cycles to deploy
 
-Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles). You can get free cycles from the [cycles faucet](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles/cycles-faucet.md).
+Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains).
 
 #### Update source code with the right key ID
 

motoko/threshold-schnorr/README.md

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ To deploy this canister the mainnet, one needs to do two things:
 
 #### Acquire cycles to deploy
 
-Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles). You can get free cycles from the [cycles faucet](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/cycles/cycles-faucet).
+Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains).
 
 #### Update source code with the right key ID
 

rust/basic_bitcoin/README.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cargo build --release --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
 
 ### Acquire cycles to deploy
 
-Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" in other blockchains). You can get free cycles from the [cycles faucet](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles/cycles-faucet.md).
+Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains).
 
 ### Deploy the smart contract to the Internet Computer
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ dfx canister --network=ic call basic_bitcoin get_block_headers "(0: nat32, 11: n
 In this tutorial, you were able to:
 
 * Deploy a canister smart contract on the ICP blockchain that can receive & send bitcoin.
-* Use a cycles faucet to deploy the canister to ICP blockchain on the mainnet for free.
+* Acquire cycles to deploy the canister to the ICP mainnet.
 * Connect the canister to the Bitcoin testnet.
 * Send the canister some testnet BTC.
 * Check the testnet BTC balance of the canister.

rust/basic_ethereum/README.md

@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ git submodule update --init --recursive
 
 ### Acquire cycles to deploy
 
-Deploying to the Internet Computer
-requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" in
-other blockchains). You can get free cycles from
-the [cycles faucet](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles/cycles-faucet.md).
+Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains).
 
 ### Deploy the smart contract to the Internet Computer
 
@@ -156,7 +153,7 @@ to track the transaction on an Ethereum blockchain explorer.
 In this tutorial, you were able to:
 
 * Deploy a canister smart contract on the ICP blockchain that can receive and send ETH.
-* Use a cycles faucet to deploy the canister to ICP blockchain on the mainnet for free.
+* Acquire cycles to deploy the canister to the ICP mainnet.
 * Connect the canister to the Ethereum Sepolia testnet.
 * Send the canister some Sepolia ETH.
 * Use the canister to send ETH to another Ethereum address.

rust/threshold-ecdsa/README.md

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ To deploy this canister the mainnet, one needs to do two things:
 
 #### Acquire cycles to deploy
 
-Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles). You can get free cycles from the [cycles faucet](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles/cycles-faucet.md).
+Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains).
 
 #### Update source code with the right key ID
 

rust/threshold-schnorr/README.md

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ To deploy this canister the mainnet, one needs to do two things:
 
 #### Acquire cycles to deploy
 
-Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles). You can get free cycles from the [cycles faucet](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/cycles/cycles-faucet).
+Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains).
 
 #### Update source code with the right key ID
 

rust/x509/README.md

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ To deploy this canister the mainnet, one needs to do two things:
 
 #### Acquire cycles to deploy
 
-Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles). You can get free cycles from the [cycles faucet](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/cycles/cycles-faucet).
+Deploying to the Internet Computer requires [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains).
 
 #### Update source code with the right key ID
 

svelte/svelte-motoko-starter/README.md

@@ -170,15 +170,7 @@ npm run dev
 
 ## Deploying to the mainnet
 
-To host the Svelte app on ICP, you'll need to have some cycles available. Cycles pay for the execution of your app, and they are also needed to create canisters.
-
-You can get cycles for free from the cycles faucet. To claim them, follow [this guide](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles/cycles-faucet).
-
-After following that guide, you should have a balance of cycles to use. You can check the balance by running:
-
-```
-dfx wallet --network ic balance
-```
+To host the Svelte app on ICP, you'll need to acquire [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains). Cycles pay for the execution of your app, and they are also needed to create canisters.
 
 After making sure you have cycles available, you can run
 

svelte/svelte-starter/README.md

@@ -101,15 +101,7 @@ npm run dev
 
 ## Deploying to the mainnet
 
-To host the Svelte app on ICP, you'll need to have some cycles available. Cycles pay for the execution of your app, and they are also needed to create canisters.
-
-You can get cycles for free from the cycles faucet. To claim them, follow [this guide](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/setup/cycles/cycles-faucet).
-
-After following that guide, you should have a balance of cycles to use. You can check the balance by running:
-
-```
-dfx wallet --network ic balance
-```
+To host the Svelte app on ICP, you'll need to acquire [cycles](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/tokens-and-cycles) (the equivalent of "gas" on other blockchains). Cycles pay for the execution of your app, and they are also needed to create canisters.
 
 After making sure you have cycles available, you can run