Join DevNet

Introduction

Anyone can set up a Lotus Node and connect to the Lotus DevNet. This is the best way to explore the current CLI and the Filecoin Decentralized Storage Market.

If you have run Lotus before, you may need to clear existing data if you encounter errors.

rm -rf ~/.lotus ~/.lotusstorage

Get started

Start the daemon using the default configuration in ./build:

lotus daemon

In another terminal window, check your connection with peers:

lotus net peers | wc -l

Synchronize the chain:

lotus sync wait

Congrats! Now you can perform Lotus DevNet operations.

Exploring the chain

View chain block height along with other network metrics at our chain explorer.

Create a new address

lotus wallet new bls
t3...

Visit the faucet
Paste the address you created.
Press the send button.

Check wallet address balance

Wallet balances for the DevNet are in attoFIL. 1 attoFIL = 10^-18 FIL

lotus wallet balance [optional address (t3...)]

You will not see any attoFIL in your wallet if your chain is not fully synced.

Monitoring Dashboard

To see the latest network activity, including chain block height, blocktime, total network power, largest block producer miner, check out the monitoring dashboard.

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