Testnet guide

Setting up a testnet node
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Join #testnet channel and follow instruction from the devs!
It is highly recommended to use a vps or pc that has never had a connection to mainnet.

It is recommended to use Oracle java 8

Download latest testnet git, check the pinned messages in #testnet or ask in the chat.
You need to have maven installed to compile IRI

$ git clone https://github.com/iotaledger/iri -b testnet
$ cd iri
$ mvn clean compile
$ mvn package

Make sure all DB are deleted!

Option 1 : Run IRI with ini file.
In the same folder make a file called iota-testnet.ini and add the following
Ofcourse you can choose the UDP port as you like BUT PLEASE MAKE SURE IT IS DIFFERENT FROM MAINNET

[IRI]
PORT = 14700
UDP_RECEIVER_PORT = 14777
TCP_RECEIVER_PORT = 15777
NEIGHBORS = udp://ip_neighbour:port tcp://xx.xx.xx.xx:15777
IXI_DIR = ixi
HEADLESS = true
DEBUG = true
TESTNET = true
DB_PATH = db
MAX_PEERS = 9

If MAX_PEERS is added and set higher non-tethered connection will be allowed with a maxium of the value you set!

Please ask around for testnet neighbours an add them in the ini file

Run the testnet IRI.jar
FOR 1.1.3.10!  Use the flag --testnet in the start command! (the iota-testnet.ini TESTNET parameter is not working atm)

$ java -jar ./target/iri-1.1.3.10.jar --testnet -c ./iota-testnet.ini

OR WITHOUT usage of ini file

screen -S iota java -jar ./iri-1.1.3.10.jar -p 14700 -u 14777 -t 15777 --testnet -n "udp://ip_neighbour:14777 tcp://ip_neighbour:port" --remote --remote-limit-api "attachToTangle, addNeighbors, removeNeighbors"

Run your spammer!
If you don't have it please download it from github

https://github.com/iotacommunity/IOTA-ValueSpammer

Configure spammer.js (you need node!)
You can either way value spam or message spam (message spam tends to be faster it seems)
Set VALUESPAM_ON to TRUE for value spam and change user seed to SPAM (that seed contains IOTA, please don't steal it ;)
PLEASE DONT FORGET TO SET TESTNET to TRUE and IRI_PORT to chosen testnet PORT!

var REPEATER_ON = false;    // REPEATER_ON = false:  If you don't want the repeater functionality.
var SPAM_ON = true;         // SPAMER_ON = false:  If you don't want the spammer functionality (no PoW!).
                            // ^^^^^^^^^^^ One of the 2 options should be true,
                            //             otherwise it aint doing nothing!
var VALUESPAM_ON = false;    // VALUESPAM_ON = false:: If you don't want to spam with value (iota).

var USER_SEED = "SPAM";   // seed that contains iota and will  be used for spamming with value.
var SPAM_MESSAGE = "SPAMSPAMSPAM";    // only A-Z and 9 allowed!
var SPAM_TAG = "UNIQUE"   // only A-Z and 9 allowed!
var SPAM_FREQUENCY = 5     // minimum spam interval in seconds.
var SPAM_DEPTH_MIN = 3      // How deep to search for transactions to approve (minimum)
var SPAM_DEPTH_MAX = 12     // How deep to search for transactions to approve (maximum)
var IRI_PORT       = 14700  // Must match your port configuration for iri process
var TESTNET = true;        // Set to true only if you are using testnet.


Start with node spammer.js or bash spammer.sh

You can follow the spam progress on
http://stresstest.iota.org