Octra Public Testnet

Join Discord

https://discord.gg/octra

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Requirements

Linux Ubuntu OS

• VPS: You can use a linux VPS to follow the guide
• Windows: Install Linux Ubuntu using WSL by following this guide
• Codespace: If you don't have VPS or Windows WSL, you can use Github Codespace, create a blank template and run your codes.

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Install dependecies

Install & Update Packages:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install screen curl iptables build-essential git wget lz4 jq make gcc nano automake autoconf tmux htop nvme-cli libgbm1 pkg-config libssl-dev libleveldb-dev tar clang bsdmainutils ncdu unzip libleveldb-dev  -y

Install Nodejs (Only VPS users)

sudo apt update
sudo curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install -y nodejs
node -v
npm install -g yarn
yarn -v

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Create wallet

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/0xmoei/wallet-gen.git
cd wallet-gen

2. Run the wallet generator webserver

Linux/macOS:

chmod +x ./start.sh
./start.sh

3. Open your browser

• WSL/Linux/MAC users:

  • Navigate to http://localhost:8888 on browser

• VPS users:

  • 1- Open a new terminal
  • 2- Install localtunnel:

    npm install -g localtunnel
    

  • 3- Get a password:

    curl https://loca.lt/mytunnelpassword
    

  • The password is actually your VPS IP
  • 4- Get URL

    lt --port 8888
    

  • Visit the prompted url, and enter your password to access wallet generator page

4. Generate wallet

• Click "GENERATE NEW WALLET" and watch the real-time progress
• Save all the details of your Wallet

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Get Faucet

• Visit Faucet page
• Enter your address starting with oct... to get faucet

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Task 1: Send transactions

1. Install Python

sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-dev -y

2. Install CLI

git clone https://github.com/octra-labs/octra_pre_client.git
cd octra_pre_client

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

cp wallet.json.example wallet.json

2. Add wallet to CLI

nano wallet.json

• Replace following values:
  • private-key-here: Privatekey with B64 format
  • octxxxxxxxx...: Octra address starting with oct...

3. Start CLI

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
python3 cli.py

• This should open a Testnet UI

4. Send transactions

• Send transactions to my address: octBvPDeFCaAZtfr3SBr7Jn6nnWnUuCfAZfgCmaqswV8YR5
• Use Octra Explorer to find more octra addresses

5. Use Alternative Script

• If you have issue with official script, I just refined the script with optimizated UI, you can replace the current one with mine by executing this command:

curl -o cli.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/0xmoei/octra/refs/heads/main/cli.py

6. Share Feedback

Always share your feedback about the week's task in discord

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Wait for next steps

Stay tuned.