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Getting started for Testnet

for general user

Download and install lite desktop client

For de delegates

Create a delegate account

1. Download and install lite desktop client
2. Create a new account from the lite client and backup securely your passphrase
3. Credit your account with at least 25Ark (ask in slack for #faucet)
4. Register your account as a delegate, choosing a unique username

Download and Install ark-node

Install essentials:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y curl build-essential python git

Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/arkecosystem/ark-node.git
cd ark-node

Install PostgreSQL (version tested 9.5.2, but any recent version should do)

sudo apt-get install -y postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev
sudo -u postgres createuser --createdb --password $USER
createdb ark_testnet

Install Node.js (version tested 6.9.1 but any recent version should do) + npm from https://nodejs.org/en/

Install grunt-cli (globally):

sudo npm install grunt-cli -g

Install node modules:

npm install

Configure ark-node

1. edit config.testnet.json
2. insert under forging.secrets the passphrase of the delegate account

Start arknode

npm run start:testnet

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