Join the DARK SIDE
As we move forward with the focused intent of dominating the galaxy, it is imperative that a fully functioning development network (DEVNET) be brought up to speed. Currently the DEVNET is comprised of 51 nodes — many of these being genesis nodes and nodes that are not forging. This is an abomination and must be corrected. A network is needed with 51 truly functional and distributed nodes to create a test environment that simulates the real world. This process includes first configuring DEVNET in your ARK wallet, followed by creating a DARK node.
This guide presumes that you are familiar with the ARK wallet, and that you are able to configure a node using ARKcommander.
To begin:
Click on gear icon at the top right of the wallet main screen and choose MANAGE NETWORKS

When MANAGE NETWORKS opens click NEW

Under Name* enter: devnet
Under Seed Server* enter: http://167.114.29.55:4002
Then click CREATE followed by SAVE
The ARK client will autoconfigure and DEVNET will be added to your available networks.
Now to access DEVNET in ARK Desktop:

Click on the network name until you see DEVNET. This is a completely independent network from the MAINNET
From this point onward, the actions of DEVNET are the same as MAINNET. You will create an address in DEVNET the same way you do in the main network.
DEVNET addresses start with capital “D” while MAINNET addresses start with capital “A”.
Click on CREATE ACCOUNT and SAVE / COPY passphrase to confirm. The DARK accounts will open similarly to those in MAINNET. If you need DARK tokens sent to you ask on #testnet. DARK delegate registration and wallet function is the same as MAINNET.

Now, spend a few bucks and get a cheap server. Follow the guides on the ARK blog to configure a node. All steps are the same with one exception:
Instead of entering wget https://ark.io/ARKcommander.sh and then executing the script with: bash ARKcommander.sh
we will use wget https://ark.io/DARKcommander.sh and execute the script with bash DARKcommander.sh
The DARKcommander opens and functions similarly to the ARKcommander.


