Testnet Reset: How to Resync Your Lamina1 Wallet & Node in Testnet

Update: The second LAMINA1 Testnet Reset is currently planned for Thursday 5/11. Here’s what to do to get back up and running as an L1 tester.

Heads up Lamina1 Community –

As you may already know, the Lamina1 Testnet will be undergoing a number of resets over the next few months on our journey to Betanet.

Our first reset happened in February to prepare for upcoming EVM support on LAMINA1 and the release of a new Explorer.

This second reset — currently scheduled for Thursday 5/11 at 9:00am — will be launching to support some upcoming work we are doing around specialized subnets (a.k.a. metachains) and to get things ready for some additional validator cohorts we will be onboarding onto Testnet over the next few weeks.

Connect to the Lamina1 Testnet at: https://testnet.lamina1.network/#/

As of Thursday 5/11, that means all account balances, test tokens, and smart contracts created between 2/17–5/11 will disappear from the Lamina1 Testnet blockchain. That said, this is not a total restart, and you can still use your existing L1 Web Wallets and Metamask Wallets to log back into the network with a quick resync.

In this blog post, we’ll go through the necessary steps to get back up and running as an L1 tester and node operator after the reset.

For L1 Web Wallets

1. Head to https://testnet.lamina1.network/#/ and login as usual.
2. Save your keystore file by heading to ‘Manage Keys’ > Export Keys (optional) and delete your saved account.
3. Log back into your account via your encrypted keystore file, or re-enter the 24-word recovery phrase you saved via a trusted password manager or piece of paper.
4. Save your account to the browser again following these instructions: https://docs.lamina1.network/docs/userguide#wallet-setup-&-usage

For Metamask Desktop Wallets

1. Head to the Metamask plug-in on your preferred browser.
2. Make sure Lamina1 is set as an active network.
3. On Extension, click the account icon on the top-right corner.
4. Select Settings.
5. Select Advanced.
6. Scroll down and click Clear Activity Tab Data.

For Metamask Mobile Wallets

1. Open your Metamask app
2. Make sure Lamina1 is set as the active network
3. Tap the hamburger icon in the top left to open the main menu
4. Select Settings.
5. Select Advanced.
6. Scroll down and click Reset Account.

Resetting Metamask on Mobile

For Node Operators

If you are a current validator on Testnet or want to run a non-validator node to develop on, you will also need to re-sync up to the network following the network reset.

To re-start your node:

1. Pull up the terminal on your computer running the node and input the following code into the command line: apt update;apt upgrade
2. Wait for your node to sync with the new network (note: this should take only a few seconds). Use this command to see if the node is done syncing: lamina1.check-bootstrap.sh
3. To verify the re-start, input Ubuntu’s standard service status check command: systemctl status lamina1-node.testnet and look for the green “active (running)” message.

Note: If you have been developing smart contracts on the EVM chain, you will also need to redeploy your smart contracts.

No additional steps need to be taken after this.

Finally, a few endnotes for the community.

Why Reset? In the Web3 world, Testnets are often reset periodically to help declutter the network, remove spam, and help maintain the system. Expect at least one more reset as we head toward Betanet. As always, we’ll let you know when the next reset is happening and promise to get the community back up and running as quickly as possible.

What About the Faucet? As part of this reset, the state of the faucet will not change. So, if you already used up your three “faucet drips” on reset day to accrue test tokens, you will have to wait until tomorrow to re-up your balance.

Additional Resources:

– For more information on Testnet or to get started as a new Lamina1 tester, see: https://docs.lamina1.network/docs/userguide

– For more information about our plans for onboarding future validators/node operator cohorts see: https://discord.com/channels/981694584474181654/1059558889143681126

– To watch our latest AMAs on Testnet, node operation, wallet safety, and more see: https://www.youtube.com/@lamina1

Quest XP: Last but not least, for those participating in our Weekly Quest Challenges on Zealy, the Secret code to redeem your XP for our first reset, which happened the week of 2/17 is:

TESTN3TR3SET1

Happy Testing!