Ethereum Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v1.05, by Herong Yang
What Is Ethereum Testnet: Ropsten Network
This section describes what is Ethereum Testnet: Ropsten Network.
Ropsten Network, also called "testnet", is a pre-configured proof-of-work Ethereum test network.
The main purpose of Ropsten Network is for developers to test their Ethereum related applications.
On the Ropsten Network, the Ethereum money "Ether" has no real value. You can get Ether funds for free.
The blockchain on the Ropsten Network is also much shorter. As of 2021, the Ropsten Network blockchain has 11,603,481 blocks, comparing to 13,000,000+ blocks in the Ethereum main network.
Blocks are much smaller on the Ropsten Network. So you can synchronize with Ropsten Network much faster than the main network.
Table of Contents
►What Is Ethereum Testnet: Ropsten Network
ropsten.etherscan.io - Block Explorer
"geth --testnet" - Ethereum Node on Ropsten Network
Ropsten Testnet Data File Location
"Ethereum Wallet --network test" on Ropsten Testnet
64-Bit "geth" for Private Ethereum Network
Private Network with Custom Genesis Block
Transferring Funds between Ether Accounts
MetaMask - Browser Based Ethereum Wallet