Swapping on Testnet

Swapping on the testnet is a great way to test out the swap functionality without risking your mainnet assets. The testnet is a separate network from the mainnet, and the assets on the testnet are worthless. To be exact, testnet3 bitcoin will be swapped for stagenet Monero. You will need to set up two wallets to perform a swap:

• A Testnet3 Electrum Wallet (Bitcoin)
• A Stagenet Monero GUI Wallet

Electrum

Download Electrum from the official site (opens in a new tab) and then start the wallet with the --testnet flag.

Linux

./electrum --testnet

Mac OS:

open -n /Applications/Electrum.app --args --testnet

Windows:

If you install Electrum on Windows, you will have two programs you can start. One of them is called "Electrum Testnet".

Getting testnet coins

To get some free Testnet coins visit a faucet like this (opens in a new tab) one.

Monero

If you use the monero-wallet-cli you simply need to start it with the --stagenet flag. If you use the GUI you can follow this (opens in a new tab) tutorial by the COMIT guys.

You can use this remote note:

stagenet.melo.tools:38081

Installing the GUI

View the Installation Instructions if you haven't already installed the GUI.

Making a swap

Start the GUI with the environment variable TESTNET=true. From here on you can follow the Complete your first Atomic Swap guide with the difference that you will be using the testnet wallets. The process is the same, but you will be using the testnet wallets instead of the mainnet wallets.