How to join and mine on Florincoin testnet
The testnet is an alternative Florincoin blockchain, to be used for testing. Testnet coins are separate and distinct from actual florincoins and are never supposed to have any value. This allows application developers or florincoin testers to experiment without having to use real florincoins or worry about breaking the main florincoin chain.
Run florincoind with the -testnet flag to use the testnet (or put testnet=1 in the florincoin.conf file).
You can locate florincoin.conf at :
Windows- C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Florincoin
Linux- go to home directory. Then
cd .florincoinIf the file isn’t there, create florincoin.conf with the following content:
testnet=1
server=1
gen=1
rpcuser=someusername
rpcpassword=somerandompassword
addnode=69.172.229.163testnet=1 tells the client to start in testnet mode
gen=1 automatically mines test FLO for you. Have some patience though, it takes a while ( 100 FLO every 50 mins )
69.172.229.163 is the testnet node maintained by the Florincoin team from where your client will download the testnet blockchain.
Now when you start your client it’ll look a bit different than the normal client.
The client will automatically download the testnet blockchain and show a green tick on the right corner once its done.
Get test FLO
There are two ways you can get test FLO:
- Mine them on the testnet by setting gen=1 in the florincoin.conf file. Its not very difficult
- Receive FLO from other users
Generate a wallet address from the receive tab.
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