Using Pre-Compiled Binaries

Testnet environment setup for pando network protocol

Note- Binary will work only for Ubuntu based OS

Connect to the Testnet (Using Binary)

Pando Lab maintains a testnet environment that resembles the mainnet to facilitate partner development and testing.

To connect to the testnet, open a terminal, and follow the steps below.

Step 1- Go Environment

First, we need Setup Go environment a system, please refer to our respective documentation for the same.

Step 2 - Binary download

In 2nd step, we need to download and place the binary in the following directory

/usr/local/go/bin/

To download the Binary compressed file we need to enter the following command

wget https://testnetblockchainupdates.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pando.tar.gz

wget https://testnetblockchainupdates.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pandocli.tar.gz

Unzip this and place in the directory mentioned above

tar <filename>.tar.gz -C /usr/local/go/bin/

Step 3 - Snapshot and config

In this step, we need to download and place a snapshot and config.yaml in the following directory

/$homeDir/testnet/node/

1. To download the latest snapshot of testnet we need to enter the following command

wget https://testnetblockchainupdates.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/snapshot

2. To download the config file of testnet we need to enter the following command

wget https://testnetblockchainupdates.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/config.yaml

Step 4. Launch and connect to the testnet

Start a new session, and use the following commands to launch a node and connect to the pando network testnet. It may take some time to download the blockchain data to be in sync with the network.

Shell

pando start --config=../testnet/node

Note: when the testnet Pando Node is launched for the first time, you need to choose a password to generate an address for the node. Please choose a secure password and keep it in a safe place. The next time when you launch the node again, you will need the password to unlock it.