Testnet

You may want to test the node in a safe environment before running a mainnet node. The testnet configuration lets you experiment and run tests without affecting the mainnet.

Installation

• Automatic installation

  You can use the installation script to automatically install the node for testnet:

  sudo bash -c "$(wget -O - https://adamant.im/install_node.sh)" -O -b master -n testnet -j 24

  This will create a test/config.json file, which you can edit as needed.

• Manual setup

  To manually set up and run a local testnet node, copy the default config file and edit your copy:

  cp test/config.default.json test/config.json

Running ADM testnet node

To start the testnet node:

npm run start:testnet

You can also override individual configuration values at startup without editing test/config.json. For example, to enable public API access:

npm run start:testnet -- --config-set api.access.public=true

See Configuration Overrides for the full override syntax.

Running tests

Refer to CONTRIBUTING.md.

Helpful links and info

• A bootstrap snapshot of the testnet database is available for download (the installation script also supports bootstrapping): https://testnet.adamant.im/db_test_backup.sql.gz
• The testnet explorer: testnet.adamant.im
• Request testnet ADM coins (3500 ADM) via the faucet: Faucet
• Access the testnet messenger app (dev branch build): Testnet messenger
• View the IPs and ports of testnet peers in test/config.default.json.