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Join testnet

Quick path (users)

Section titled “Quick path (users)”
  1. Install Boing Express
  2. Request funds at boing.network/faucet
  3. Explore on boing.observer
  4. Try apps on boing.finance
  5. Optionally register / quest via the Testnet portal

Developers

Section titled “Developers”
  1. Point RPC at https://testnet-rpc.boing.network/
  2. Install @boing-network/boing-sdk@^0.5.38
  3. Read JSON-RPC and SDK
  4. Use Express for signing; never paste private keys into websites
  5. Portal: testnet developers hub

Node operators (join, not full runbook)

Section titled “Node operators (join, not full runbook)”
  • Hosted bootnode (public testnet): /ip4/169.155.48.188/tcp/4001 (Fly boing-testnet-1)
  • Binary / zip releases: see website Downloads and GET /api/networks listing API
  • Full env matrix and upgrade order: Operators and monorepo docs/TESTNET-RPC-INFRA.md / docs/FLY-IO.md

Incentives honesty

Section titled “Incentives honesty”

Quest / bounty / allocation language for the incentivized testnet lives in the printable tokenomics materials — PDF library. Testnet participation is not a mainnet claim.