Ghostnet is the long-running testnet for Tezos.

   
Public RPC endpoints https://rpc.ghostnet.teztnets.xyz
https://ghostnet.ecadinfra.com
https://ghostnet.tezos.marigold.dev
Faucet Ghostnet faucet
Full network name TEZOS_ITHACANET_2022-01-25T15:00:00Z
Tezos docker build tezos/tezos:v17.3
Activated on 2022-01-25T15:00:00Z
Block Explorers TzKT - TzStats

Install the software

⚠️ If you already have an existing Tezos installation, do not forget to backup and delete your ~/.tezos-node and ~/.tezos-client.

Download and install Tezos version v17.3

Follow instructions from the Tezos documentation.

Alternative: Use docker

To join Ghostnet with docker, open a shell in the container:

docker run -it --entrypoint=/bin/sh tezos/tezos:v17.3

Alternative: Build the software

⚠️ If this is your first time installing Tezos, you may need to install a few dependencies.

git clone git@gitlab.com:tezos/tezos.git
cd tezos
git checkout v17.3
opam init # if this is your first time using OPAM
make build-deps
eval $(opam env)
make
export PATH=$HOME/tezos/_build/install/default/bin/:$PATH

Join the Ghostnet network

Run the following commands:

octez-node config init --network ghostnet

octez-node run --rpc-addr 127.0.0.1:8732

Bake on the Ghostnet network

To improve reliability of the chain, you can take part in the consensus by becoming a baker. In that case, you will need some test tokens from the faucet.

If you are not a bootstrap baker, you need to register your key as a delegate using your alias or pkh. For instance:

./octez-client register key mykey as delegate

Then, you need to stake some amount of tez greater than 6,000 (this only applies to Oxford protocol and beyond). For example, to stake 10,000 tez, issue the following command:

./octez-client stake 10000 for mykey

You may now launch the baker process.

octez-baker-PtNairob run with local node ~/.tezos-node mykey --liquidity-baking-toggle-vote pass

You may run the accuser as well:

octez-accuser-PtNairob run

Note that you need a minimum amount of tez to get baking rights. If you are not a bootstrap baker, it will take you several cycles to start baking.

💡 Now that you are baking, you are responsible for the network health. Please ensure that the baking processes will keep running in the background. You may want to use screen, tmux, nohup or systemd. Also make sure that the baking processes will restart when your machine restarts.