Zen Testnet

The Sia Foundation has made a test environment available for users wishing to test hardforks, software developments, and integration within the Sia ecosystem via the Zen Testnet.

The Zen Testnet lets you experiment with renterd, hostd, and walletd using Siacoins that have no real-world value, so there is no risk of losing real Siacoins.

Running testnet

Running our software on the testnet is similar to running it on the mainnet. First, download the binary for renterd, hostd, or walletd from our official website. Then, follow the same setup instructions for renterd, hostd or walletd, up until the point of running the software.

For Linux or macOS users, run the software with the testnet runtime flag:

renterd --network=zen
hostd --network=zen
walletd --network=zen

Windows users can run the executable with a similar flag:

renterd -network=zen
hostd -network=zen
walletd -network=zen

Funding your testnet address

The Zen Testnet faucet lets you acquire zSC by providing your Sia wallet's address.

Once on the page, enter a Sia wallet address of either renterd, hostd, or walletd , then enter the amount of Zen Siacoins (zSC) you wish to fund that address with.

Zen Testnet Faucet funding

It might take a minute or two for your wallet to be funded and for the transaction to appear in its transactions list.

Block Explorer

Our web-based block explorer and analytics tool is built for the Sia network. It provides information about the Siacoin network.

Visit SiaScan Zen, our block explorer, to view the testnet's activity, transaction history, and block confirmations.

Siascan Zen