Join PointPay Testnet TESTNET

Run a non-validating full node on pointpay-dedicated-1. Mainnet (pointpay-1) is separate and not open yet.

Network

Chain ID	`pointpay-dedicated-1`
Explorer	testnet-explorer.pointpay.exchange
RPC	rpc-testnet.pointpay.exchange
Peers	/peers.json
Genesis	/genesis.json

Requirements

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS · ≥ 2 vCPU · ≥ 4 GB RAM · ≥ 60 GB disk
Inbound TCP 26656 if you want to be peered publicly
Build pointpayd from source — see chain/pointpay

1. Join script

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pointpay-hub/pointpay-chain/main/chain/scripts/join-testnet-node.sh -o join-testnet-node.sh
chmod +x join-testnet-node.sh
./join-testnet-node.sh /var/lib/pointpay-testnet
pointpayd start --home /var/lib/pointpay-testnet

2. Verify sync

curl -s http://127.0.0.1:26657/status | jq .result.sync_info
# catching_up must be false

Or use verify-testnet-sync.sh from the repo to print your peer string.

3. Register your node

Open a GitHub issue or comment on Testnet full-node operators wanted with:

Moniker
Peer: <node_id>@<your_ip>:26656
Contact (GitHub or email)

Docs: TESTNET_OPERATORS.md · OPERATORS_WANTED.md

Become a validator (testnet)

After sync, submit a create-validator transaction with self-delegated upnp. Needs a separate VPS — do not run on exchange infrastructure. See operator docs for details.