Kaspa.org is inviting users to participate in the Enhanced User Experience Stage of the Testnet-11 (TN11) 10BPS network. With continuous optimization efforts over the past year, the latest release contains all the improvements necessary for a smoother user experience. Now, the focus shifts to enhancing user experience, and they are calling on pools, exchanges, and integrators to test their software on the network. This article provides an overview of the latest developments and offers guidelines on getting started, updating GRPC proto, minimum recommended specifications, using the release, compiling from source, and providing feedback. Join Kaspa in shaping the future of their network and contribute to a better user experience.
Kaspa.org: Enhanced User Experience Stage: We Need You!
Overview
The Testnet-11 (TN11) 10BPS network has now been running continuously for nearly a year. The latest testnet-11 release at https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa/releases/tag/v0.15.4-rc1 contains all the optimizations that the team has been working this past year. We believe the optimization state of the node is very close to what it will be on mainnet and so our development will now focus on Enhanced User Experience. This is where you, the pools, the exchanges and other integrators come in. We would like to invite you to run a testnet-11 node and try your pool/exchange/other software on it to check how your integration behaves in the 10BPS network. We would love to hear from you, the good feedback and any opportunities for improvement.
Getting Started
Updating GRPC proto
Make sure that you get the updated message.proto and rpc.proto from the rusty-kaspa repo at https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa/tree/master/rpc/grpc/core/proto
Working with the TN11 network requires using the latest proto available.
Minimum Recommended Specifications
- 8-core CPU
- 16 GB RAM
- 256 GB SSD
- 5MB network
If you are using a higher-spec node for your mainnet node, please continue to try that same spec out when trying out this node. If you are using specs lower than the above in mainnet, please use at least the above specs for your TN11 testing.
Note: These minimum recommended specifications are subject to change as we gather feedback from mainnet node operators about their experience running a TN11 node.
Using the release
Download the binary from the release at https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa/releases/tag/v0.15.4-rc1
To run the node on TN11, use:
./kaspad --utxoindex --testnet --netsuffix=11 --disable-upnp --rpclisten=0.0.0.0
If you’re running your software on the same machine as the node, use --rpclisten=127.0.0.1
Compiling from source
You may want to compile the node from source. To do so, follow the instructions at here to setup the dependencies https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspatab=readme-ov-file#installation
And then run your node with:
cargo run --bin kaspad --release -- --utxoindex --testnet --netsuffix=11 --disable-upnp --rpclisten=0.0.0.0
If you’re running your software on the same machine as the node, use --rpclisten=127.0.0.1
Giving Feedback
We would love to hear your experience, the good and the bad. Please let us know by sending a message on the #testnet channel of the Kaspa Discord
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In summary, the Testnet-11 (TN11) 10BPS network has been running successfully for almost a year, with the latest release containing all the optimizations developed over this time. Moving forward, the focus will be on Enhanced User Experience, and feedback from users, pools, exchanges, and integrators is essential. To stay updated on the latest news regarding Kaspa, visit KaspaNews.net. Your input and feedback are invaluable as we work towards an even better network experience.