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Michael Vines 2019-04-16 17:43:52 -07:00
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@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ in future releases.
The beta testnet features a validator running at beta.testnet.solana.com, which
serves as the entrypoint to the cluster for your validator.
Additionally there is a blockexplorer available at http://beta.testnet.solana.com/.
Additionally there is a blockexplorer available at
[http://beta.testnet.solana.com/](http://beta.testnet.solana.com/).
The beta testnet is configured to reset the ledger every 24hours, or sooner
should an hourly automated sanity test fail.
@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ software on Linux x86_64 systems.
Install the latest release with a single shell command:
```bash
$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.13.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | \
sh -c - --url https://api.beta.testnet.solana.com
sh -s - --url https://api.beta.testnet.solana.com
```
Alternatively build the `solana-install` program from source and run the
@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ Fetch the current testnet transaction count over JSON RPC:
$ curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getTransactionCount"}' http://beta.testnet.solana.com:8899
```
Inspect the blockexplorer at http://beta.testnet.solana.com/ for activity.
Inspect the blockexplorer at [http://beta.testnet.solana.com/](http://beta.testnet.solana.com/) for activity.
Run the following command to join the gossip network and view all the other nodes in the cluster:
```bash
@ -96,18 +97,18 @@ The following command will start a new validator node.
If this is a `solana-install`-installation:
```bash
$ fullnode-x.sh --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block beta.testnet.solana.com:8001
$ fullnode-x.sh --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block beta.testnet.solana.com
```
Alternatively, the `solana-install run` command can be used to run the validator
node while periodically checking for and applying software updates:
```bash
$ solana-install run fullnode-x.sh --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block beta.testnet.solana.com:8001
$ solana-install run fullnode-x.sh --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block beta.testnet.solana.com
```
When not using `solana-install`:
```bash
$ USE_INSTALL=1 ./multinode-demo/fullnode-x.sh --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block beta.testnet.solana.com:8001
$ USE_INSTALL=1 ./multinode-demo/fullnode-x.sh --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block beta.testnet.solana.com
```
Then from another console, confirm the IP address if your node is now visible in
@ -133,4 +134,5 @@ export p="password obtained from the Solana maintainers"
export SOLANA_METRICS_CONFIG="db=testnet-beta,u=${u:?},p=${p:?}"
source scripts/configure-metrics.sh
```
Inspect for your contributions to our [metrics dashboard](https://metrics.solana.com:3000/d/U9-26Cqmk/testnet-monitor-cloud?refresh=60s&orgId=2&var-hostid=All).
Inspect for your contributions to our [metrics dashboard](
https://metrics.solana.com:3000/d/U9-26Cqmk/testnet-monitor-cloud?refresh=60s&orgId=2&var-testnet=testnet-beta&var-hostid=All).