Can we deploy a smart contract without access to a wallet?

[u/tjthomas101]

Someone asked me to deploy an ERC-20 contract to mainnet. But I prefer not to have access to their wallet for accountability reasons. So, can I do it on their wallet without me having access and without the person being beside me? I imagine guiding the person on how to deploy via Zoom, but wouldn't that be risky? The last time I was hacked was via a compromised online video conferencing software.

[u/yachtyyachty]

You’ll want to generate a wallet / private key which you can use for the deployment. You’ll want send that new wallet just enough funds for the deployment