laconicd/docs/testnet/join.md

Joining a Testnet

This document outlines the steps to join an existing testnet

Steps

1. Install the Ethermint binary ethermintd

   go install https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint
   

2. Create an Ethermint account

   ethermintd keys add <keyname> --keyring-backend=test
   

3. Copy genesis file

   Follow this link and copy it over to the directory ~/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json

4. Add peers

   Edit the file located in ~/.ethermintd/config/config.toml and the persistent_peers to the following:

   "05aa6587f07a0c6a9a8213f0138c4a76d476418a@18.204.206.179:26656,13d4a1c16d1f427988b7c499b6d150726aaf3aa0@3.86.104.251:26656,a00db749fa51e485c8376276d29d599258052f3e@54.210.246.165:26656"
   

5. Validate genesis and start the Ethermint network

   ethermintd validate-genesis
   
   ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --rpc.unsafe --log_level "main:info,state:info,mempool:info"