The purpose of this page is to provide information about the plan for releasing a public testnet, the status of the public testnet, and information for RNode operators, dapp developers, and test_Rev holders to interact with the public testnet.
How to connect your node to testnet (English) - https://rchain-community.readme.io/docs/connecting-your-node-to-testnet
How to connect your node to testnet (Chinese) - https://www.jianshu.com/p/1f50191eaf72
Betanet working.
Version - RChain RNode v0.11.0-alpha.2 (https://github.com/rchain/rchain/releases/tag/v0.11.0-alpha.2)
Network ID - testnet210604
Shard name - testnet2
Bootstrap address
rnode://f601833bb379882668d2aa7093162aa11deb3e22@node0.testnet.rchain.coop?protocol=40400&discovery=40404 |
Status - Available
Validator status available at https://collectd.rchain-dev.tk.
Issues related to testnet
We plan to launch and relaunch a public testnet according to the plan below.
The availability of a public testnet depends on the stability of the RChain platform. Because of that there may be additional updates to the public testnet in response to improvements to the platform. For example, it's possible to imagine a need to relaunch the network between Testnet-1
and Testnet-2
in response to a bug fix.
In the event of the need for a relaunch or update not shown on the roadmap, we will communicate the plan and timing via updates to this page and notifications in the RChain discord server.
*Launch dates for each phase of testnet are estimates based on known dependencies. Use the links below to learn more about these.
Currently this FAQ is a work in progress. This means there are more questions than answers . However, asking the questions now, helps ensure we focus on getting answers by the time they're needed. Have a question not shown below? Please ask your question as a comment on this page. |
Please use the most recent release of RNode. You can find this on the releases page in GitHub, https://github.com/rchain/rchain/releases, or https://developer.rchain.coop.
Please connect via the bootstrap node using the address below. If you need more information about running RNode and connecting to a network, please see User guide for running RNode.
rnode://f601833bb379882668d2aa7093162aa11deb3e22@node0.testnet.rchain.coop?protocol=40400&discovery=40404 |
At this time we will use this wiki page and the #testnet channel in the RChain discord to make announcements about updating your RNode software.
To use test_REV on Testnet you will perform the following steps:
Please see User guide for running RNode to learn how to deploy Rholang.
To deploy Rholang to one of the RChain public testnet validators please select one of the validators below to include in your specification of --grpc-host
.
node0.testnet.rchain.coop node1.testnet.rchain.coop node2.testnet.rchain.coop node3.testnet.rchain.coop node4.testnet.rchain.coop observer.testnet.rchain.coop |
Here relaunch means a complete shutdown of the network and clearing validator nodes of any saved information about the network and blockchain. In this scenario, any data previously deployed to the blockchain will be deleted. We recognize this will be inconvenient for those using the public testnet to support dApp development efforts. However, this is still a pre-release phase of the RChain platform and we reserve the right to issue breaking changes and not yet support backward compatibility.
To help you in the event of a relaunch, we will do our best to announce it beforehand both on this page and in the #testnet channel in the RChain discord.
Unlike a relaunch, an update to software of nodes supporting the network should not result in lost data.
Please see the demo script and supporting Rholang contracts at https://github.com/rchain/rchain/tree/v0.9.12/rholang/examples/vault_demo.
Testnet-3
?No. We may support this process in Testnet-4.
Testnet and what are the requirements
?Interested in being a validator during Testnet
? Please read more about the responsibilities on Information for testnet launchers and validators. Register your interest at https://forms.gle/hj1Q8USH3N4fVrVw9
If you are interested in validating on the public testnet in April, please prepare by becoming familiar with RNode operation. See the User guide for running RNode for support and consider participating in the weekly RChain community RNode testing.
TBD
TBD
Testnet-3
, how do I join as a new validator?TBD