Swapping on Testnet

Swapping on 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, only used for testing the blockchains. The assets on testnet are worthless. When we talk about “testnet”, what we actually mean is the Testnet3 network for Bitcoin and the Stagenet network for Monero. You will need a wallet in each of these networks to perform a swap.

Here are the steps to set up the wallets using Electrum and Monero GUI.

Electrum

Download Electrum from the official site and then start the wallet in testnet mode.

Linux


./electrum --testnet

macOS


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

Windows

Open the Electrum Testnet program from your start menu.

To get some free Testnet coins visit a faucet like this one.

Monero

If you use monero-wallet-cli you simply need to start it with the --stagenet flag. If you use the GUI you can follow this tutorial. A list of stagenet remote nodes can be found here .

Launching the GUI

View the Installation Instructions if you haven’t already installed the GUI. Then start the GUI in testnet mode.

Linux


./UnstoppableSwap_*_amd64.AppImage --testnet

From here on you can follow the Complete your first swap guide. The process is the same, but you will be using the testnet wallets instead of the mainnet wallets.