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@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ serves as the entrypoint to the cluster for your validator.
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.
The beta testnet is configured to reset the ledger daily, or sooner
should the hourly automated cluster sanity test fail.
### Machine Requirements
Since the beta testnet is not intended for stress testing of max transaction
@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ MacOS or WSL users may build from source.
#### Confirm The Testnet Is Reachable
Before attaching a validator node, sanity check that the cluster is accessible
to your machine by running some simple wallet commands. If any of these
commands fail, please retry 5-10 minutes later to confirm the testnet is not
just restarting itself before debugging further.
to your machine by running some simple commands. If any of the commands fail,
please retry 5-10 minutes later to confirm the testnet is not just restarting
itself before debugging further.
Fetch the current testnet transaction count over JSON RPC:
Fetch the current transaction count over JSON RPC:
```bash
$ curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getTransactionCount"}' http://beta.testnet.solana.com:8899
```
@ -73,18 +73,21 @@ software to a newer version.
##### Download Prebuilt Binaries
Binaries are available for Linux x86_64 systems.
Download the binaries by navigating to https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest, download
**solana-release-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.bz2**, then extract the archive:
Download the binaries by navigating to
[https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest](https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest),
download **solana-release-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.bz2**, then extract the
archive:
```bash
$ tar jxf solana-release-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
$ cd solana-release/
$ export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
```
##### Build From Source
If you are unable to use the prebuilt binaries or prefer to build it yourself from source, navigate to:
> https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest
Download the source code tarball (solana-*[release]*.tar.gz) from our latest release tag. Extract the code and build the binaries with:
If you are unable to use the prebuilt binaries or prefer to build it yourself
from source, navigate to
[https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest](https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest),
and download the **Source Code** archive. Extract the code and build the
binaries with:
```bash
$ ./scripts/cargo-install-all.sh .
$ export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ validator to ports 11000-11011.
From another console, confirm the IP address of your validator is visible in the
gossip network by running:
```bash
solana-gossip --network edge.testnet.solana.com:8001
$ solana-gossip --network edge.testnet.solana.com:8001
```
When `fullnode.sh` starts, it will output a fullnode configuration that looks