Using Pre-Compiled Binaries
Testnet environment setup for pando network protocol
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/
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.
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