About Ember testnet
Overview
The Ember testnet is a Silvermint network running an alpha version (v0.1.5) of Silvermint node software. See https://gitlab.com/silvermint/silvermint/-/releases/v0.1.5 for release notes and packages.
The purpose of the Ember testnet is to provide a public demonstration of a network and to allow the public to experiment with Silvermint's command-line tools.
Status of Ember testnet
Live
What can you do on the Ember testnet today?
- Observe the network via the dashboard
- Use
silvermint-toolsto send transactions to validators
Ember testnet details
| Description | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network size | 3 validators producing blocks every second. |
| Network traffic | 1 simluator sends 20 transactions to each node every second. Validators can also recieve transactions from the public up to a certain threshold. This small demo network can handle up to 140 transactions per second. |
| Who is responsible for the network | Managed by Silvermint team |
| Node software update cadence | Every 2 weeks |
| Blockchain history wiped | Every 2 weeks |
| Network availability | Mostly live, with brief interruptions during regular updates |
| How to run a node. | N/A. Run by Silvermint until public genesis and/or validator bonding features are complete |
Validator URLs
| Validator | Region |
|---|---|
| validator0.ember.silvermint.io | Salt Lake City, UT |
| validator1.ember.silvermint.io | Belgium |
| validator2.ember.silvermint.io | Hong Kong |
Validator specification
All validators running on Google cloud n2-highmem-32 VMs
- CPU - 32 core
- RAM - 256 GB RAM
Known issues
- Storage and throughput optimizations: Development in progress
- Genesis block validation: Development in progress
- Snapshot and validator bonding: On development roadmap
- Validator rules and incentives: On development roadmap
Support
- Discussion - Join the Silvermint Discord to ask questions.
- Log a bug