Movement DocsL1 (Testnet)
Movement L1 Testnet
Movement Testnet is a native L1 blockchain network that provides a production-like testing environment for developers to build and test applications before deploying to the production networks. Unlike the current mainnet sidechain, testnet operates as a full L1 blockchain.
Key Features
Testnet represents the stable testing version of Movement's L1 architecture:
- Stable Environment: Persistent network with reliable uptime
- Production-Ready Conditions: Production-like network conditions, consensus and performance
- Community Validators: Decentralized validator set for realistic testing
- Persistent Data: Long-term data retention for continuous development
- Stable APIs: Production-ready interfaces for application development
Network Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Network Type | Native L1 Blockchain |
| Consensus | BFT Consensus |
| Block Time | ~1 second |
| Finality | ~1 second (Details TBA) |
| Validators | Community + Movement Labs |
| Data Retention | Permanent |
| Faucet | Get testnet tokens |
Migration preparation involves sidechain to L1 testing to ensure applications are compatible with L1 architecture, tool validation to ensure development tools work with L1, workflow testing to validate deployment and operational workflows, and training to familiarize teams with L1 operations.
Use Cases
Application Development
Testnet enables comprehensive application development through pre-production testing in production-like conditions, integration testing to validate integrations with realistic network behavior, performance testing to benchmark application performance on L1, and user acceptance testing for end-to-end testing with real user flows.
Infrastructure Testing
Infrastructure testing includes validator setup for testing validator node configurations, API services validation for RPC and indexing services, monitoring implementation for infrastructure monitoring and alerting, and scaling tests to validate infrastructure performance under load.
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Movement CLI tools installed
- Understanding of Move language
- Testnet MOVE tokens from faucet