Create and fund accounts

Prerequisites: #

1. Ability to make an HTTP request.

How to fund your main chain account with test ada tokens #

In this tutorial, you will learn how to claim test ada tokens on the main chain testnet (to pay for main chain transaction fees).

Note: This is a dedicated Cardano testnet separate from the preview and pre-production testing environments.

Generating keys #

To generate keys for the Cardano testnet you need the cardano-cli binary. Open a shell and run the following commands:

# Set network name
network=--testnet-magic=7

cardano-cli address key-gen \
    --verification-key-file payment.vkey \
    --signing-key-file payment.skey

cardano-cli address build \
    --payment-verification-key-file payment.vkey \
    --out-file payment.addr \
    $network

 export MC_ADDR=$(cat payment.addr)

These steps are based on this keys and adresses creation tutorial.

Request test ada using the web-app: https://faucet.cardano.evmtestnet.iohkdev.io/basic-faucet

How to fund your sidechain account with test SC_token #

Create a sidechain account using a compatible Web3 wallet connected to the EVM sidechain test network (ex: MetaMask).

• Working with MetaMask.

Request test SC_Token using the web-app: https://faucet.sidechain.evmtestnet.iohkdev.io/