# Testnet (Ethash)

**Step 1:** Download our official node client.

Windows users: <https://downloads.pinkchain.net/windows/pinktestnet.exe>

Linux / Ubuntu users: <https://downloads.pinkchain.net/linux/pinktestnet>

**Step 2:** Download *`pink_testnet.json`* from <https://downloads.pinkchain.net/genesis/pink_testnet.json>

You can also use *`wget`* command to directly import the files in your machine.

**Step 3:** Initialize the genesis block with a data directory.

Linux users need to add permission with the following command:

`chmod u+x pinktestnet`

Then:

`./pinktestnet --datadir folder_name init pink_testnet.json`

**Step 4:** Start the node with the following command:

`./pinktestnet --datadir folder_name --networkid 10101 --port 30603 --syncmode "full" --bootnodes enode://33ff02324d438d6853230050bfebf819fa70c95f107ea383212bf5636c653f1ff8f6ee71c323524b2e160cfc3452a724a6e99736e883cee534860d3ee3672136@93.188.166.171:30603`

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**Step 5:** Access the client with IPC:

`./pinktestnet attach /root/folder/folder_name/geth.ipc`

Remember to change folder and folder\_name according to your system.

**Step 6:** Set etherbase address through the IPC console. Your mining rewards will go to the etherbase address.

`miner.setEtherbase("0x000your_wallet_address")`

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**Step 7:** Now you are ready to start mining. Start mining with the following command in IPC console:

`miner.start()`

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**Troubleshooting:** If your client can't find peers to get synced with then manually add peer in IPC console.

`admin.addPeer("enode://33ff02324d438d6853230050bfebf819fa70c95f107ea383212bf5636c653f1ff8f6ee71c323524b2e160cfc3452a724a6e99736e883cee534860d3ee3672136@93.188.166.171:30603")`

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**Active Bootnodes:**&#x20;

1. enode://33ff02324d438d6853230050bfebf819fa70c95f107ea383212bf5636c653f1ff8f6ee71c323524b2e160cfc3452a724a6e99736e883cee534860d3ee3672136\@93.188.166.171:30603
2. enode://38d3f831298cbc31012d6e5a3fde1defa81f081821037da8266f1ec4e1f9a2b6ef80d21c10d4f34581515bab15a4e86becde72d10e960b1d29a8c685ee43ec4a\@63.250.40.195:30603


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