Monero Testnet Faucet

Question

How to run monero node in testnet mode for testing purpose and how to get testnet coin? Is there any testnet online portal for testing?

Answer 1

1. Start the daemon: monerod --testnet and then once sync'ed...
2. Start the wallet in another window: monero-wallet-cli --testnet to create a testnet wallet, then...
3. Back in the running daemon type: start_mining <your-wallet-address-here>
4. Wait to mine a block. You'll then have testnet coins.

Answer 2

There's a testnet and stagenet faucet currently provided by xmr.to: https://community.xmr.to/faucet/testnet/

Answer 3

There's a testnet and stagenet faucet currently provided by rino.io

https://community.rino.io/faucet/stagenet/