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# Testnet
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Learn how to deploy a local testnet or connect to an existing public one {synopsis}
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## Pre-requisite Readings
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- [Install Ethermint](./installation) {prereq}
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### Supported OS
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We officially support macOS, Windows and Linux only. Other platforms may work but there is no
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guarantee. We will extend our support to other platforms after we have stabilized our current
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architecture.
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### Minimum Requirements
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To run testnet nodes, you will need a machine with the following minimum requirements:
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- 4-core, x86_64 architecture processor;
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- 16 GB RAM;
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- 1 TB of storage space.
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## Multi-node, Public, Manual Testnet
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If you are looking to connect to a persistent public testnet. You will need to manually configure your node.
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### Genesis and Seeds
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#### Copy the Genesis File
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::: tip
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If you want to start a network from scratch, you will need to start the [genesis procedure](#genesis-procedure) by creating a `genesis.json` and submit + collect the genesis transactions from the [validators](./validator-setup).
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:::
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If you want to connect to an existing testnet, fetch the testnet's `genesis.json` file and copy it into the `ethermintd`'s config directory (i.e `$HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json`).
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Then verify the correctness of the genesis configuration file:
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```bash
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ethermintd validate-genesis
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```
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#### Add Seed Nodes
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Your node needs to know how to find peers. You'll need to add healthy seed nodes to `$HOME/.ethermintd/config/config.toml`. If those seeds aren't working, you can find more seeds and persistent peers on an existing explorer.
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For more information on seeds and peers, you can the Tendermint [P2P documentation](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/spec/p2p/peer.html).
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#### Start testnet
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The final step is to [start the nodes](./../quickstart/run_node#start-node). Once enough voting power (+2/3) from the genesis validators is up-and-running, the testnet will start producing blocks.
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## Next {hide}
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Learn about how to setup a [validator](./validator-setup) node on Ethermint {hide}
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