Ethereum Testnet?

[MoneypakTrader.com]

Can anyone tell me how to start a testnet on Geth for Ethereum? I just want to test out Ethereum's features before deciding to use real Ether into it. For Bitcoin, and most other alt coins getting into the testnet is very easy, but I find it somewhat difficult to do it on Ethereum.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

By the way, If there is a guide about this around, feel free to share it.

[dsattler]

Can anyone tell me how to start a testnet on Geth for Ethereum? I just want to test out Ethereum's features before deciding to use real Ether into it. For Bitcoin, and most other alt coins getting into the testnet is very easy, but I find it somewhat difficult to do it on Ethereum.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

By the way, If there is a guide about this around, feel free to share it.

You can use the morden testnet by adding "--morden" to the commandline:
http://ethdocs.org/en/latest/network/test-networks.html

[MoneypakTrader.com]

Can anyone tell me how to start a testnet on Geth for Ethereum? I just want to test out Ethereum's features before deciding to use real Ether into it. For Bitcoin, and most other alt coins getting into the testnet is very easy, but I find it somewhat difficult to do it on Ethereum.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

By the way, If there is a guide about this around, feel free to share it.

You can use the morden testnet by adding "--morden" to the commandline:
http://ethdocs.org/en/latest/network/test-networks.html

Thanks for sharing this latest documentation about the Homestead release for Ethereum. Until now, I was only based on the frontier documentation. This should help me get up to date with Ethereum and get started with the testnet. I've also found out that it is possible to start up a private chain/testnet from within Ethereum so this will be very ideal to test dapps/smart contracts on it before releasing it to the public in the mainnet.

By the way, do you happen to know when approximately will ETH switch to the POS phase? If you happen to know a site or resource that gives out an estimate on this, I would greatly appreciate it. 

[Sark]

● Metropolis: release of the Mist browser, expected summer/fall 2016
● Serenity (“Ethereum 1.5”): release of the proof of stake (Casper) version of the blockchain, also
including Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) 101 and 105. Expected early 2017.
● WebAssembly release (“Ethereum 1.75”): faster virtual machine. Expected 2017.
● Ethereum 2.0 (yet unnamed): initial scalability release. Expected late 2017.
● Ethereum 3.0 (yet unnamed): “unlimited” scalability release. Expected late 2018

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55f73743e4b051cfcc0b02cf/t/57506f387da24ff6bdecb3c1/1464889147417/Ethereum_Paper.pdf

[MoneypakTrader.com]

● Metropolis: release of the Mist browser, expected summer/fall 2016
● Serenity (“Ethereum 1.5”): release of the proof of stake (Casper) version of the blockchain, also
including Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) 101 and 105. Expected early 2017.
● WebAssembly release (“Ethereum 1.75”): faster virtual machine. Expected 2017.
● Ethereum 2.0 (yet unnamed): initial scalability release. Expected late 2017.
● Ethereum 3.0 (yet unnamed): “unlimited” scalability release. Expected late 2018

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55f73743e4b051cfcc0b02cf/t/57506f387da24ff6bdecb3c1/1464889147417/Ethereum_Paper.pdf

This is very useful. Thanks a lot mate. The newest release look very promising and will prove to make the Ethereum platform even stronger than ever. I have the feeling that ETH price will keep rising and expect for it to reach close to the $30 by the end of this year. BTC price is also rising so this is a very good sign for block chain and cryptocurrencies. 

[Sark]

Yeah, at this point IMO the price is a complete crapshoot. How do you even go about trying to figure out a price for this kind of coin? Its not designed like Bitcoin to be a store of value - its meant to be used, but who knows what that means. I dunno. I am long, but I have no idea what to expect from the price.

I am excited about Ethereum as a development platform though. The kind of mindshare and momentum we are seeing is pretty incredible. Once we have a proper browser interface to interact with contracts, I think the light will go on for a lot of people.

[MoneypakTrader.com]

Yeah, at this point IMO the price is a complete crapshoot. How do you even go about trying to figure out a price for this kind of coin? Its not designed like Bitcoin to be a store of value - its meant to be used, but who knows what that means. I dunno. I am long, but I have no idea what to expect from the price.

I am excited about Ethereum as a development platform though. The kind of mindshare and momentum we are seeing is pretty incredible. Once we have a proper browser interface to interact with contracts, I think the light will go on for a lot of people.

You're absolutely right, but even though it is not meant to be seen as a store of value the hype will probably drive the price of ETH to new heights. I have seen many advancements in this year so it will be a very bright one not only for Bitcoin or Ethereum but to the block chain technology which is the one who has driven the interest of banks and companies into it. Over 42 banks have joined the R3 CEV, so it means that block chain has a very bright future. Just sharing my opinion. 

[Abiky]

You can try using this command in geth to get started with the testnet:

Code:

geth --testnet

Just make sure that you are located into the same directory where geth is into your command line, before running the above command.  Just use the cd command to go through directories from within your command line until you find the location of the geth executable.

Also, if you want to sync faster, id suggest you use the --fast command as shown below:

Code:

geth --testnet --fast

You will need a testnet account in order to receive testnet ETH. You can do so by running the following command:

Code:

geth --testnet account new

Hope this helps