Quadrans is a decentralized, open-source blockchain network designed for smart contracts and distributed applications. It aims to provide a transparent, secure, and scalable ecosystem for businesses and developers. Quadrans supports a testnet environment that allows users to experiment with the network before deploying on the mainnet.

• Windows 10/11 with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

• Podman for container management

• FileZilla (for retrieving wallet JSON file)

• Basic command-line knowledge

Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

wsl --install Ubuntu

After installation, restart your computer and open Ubuntu from the Start menu.

Inside Ubuntu, install Podman with:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install podman -y

Verify installation:

podman --version

Download the Quadrans Testnet image:

podman pull localhost/quadrans-testnet:latest

Run the container:

podman run -d --name quadrans-testnet localhost/quadrans-testnet:latest

Verify the running container:

Access the Quadrans container:

podman exec -it quadrans-testnet gqdc account new

Set a password and note down your generated wallet address.

Locate your keystore file inside the container:

podman exec -it quadrans-testnet ls /root/.quadrans/testnet/keystore

Grant permissions:

podman exec -it quadrans-testnet chmod -R 755 /root/.quadrans/testnet/keystore

Find the IP address of your WSL instance:

ip addr show eth0 | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1

Use FileZilla to retrieve the file:

• Open FileZilla

• Connect using SFTP

  • Host: sftp://your-wsl-ip

  • Username: your-wsl-username

  • Password: (your WSL password)

• Navigate to /root/.quadrans/testnet/keystore/

• Download your JSON wallet file

Use the Quadrans Testnet Faucet: https://faucetpage.quadrans.io/redeem.php

If you face synchronization issues, manually add testnet peers:

1. Access the Quadrans console:

podman exec -it quadrans-testnet gqdc attach /root/.quadrans/testnet/gqdc.ipc

1. Add peers manually:

admin.addPeer("enode://6167f7272eb6b1883049ccd69888fbd2918765d7071ce51304f194f630cf3a5eb5ef4eb873f55ce0fe004d1fdf59dc2898085896278543b411e3a7d73dfd8b12@154.12.239.34:28657");
admin.addPeer("enode://9b3b0bf8069d4d002ce6319fc07718c5009e72ebb6da3490631ab040274a3daa2d9a53958993783584395b0fdc07dc82b4b309778aa428bd6589c6af94d4a55d@152.228.141.231:28657");
admin.addPeer("enode://42d8d6109472e8429eeaea59faded145669f9310403d4f1cd65be69e37e6ec465443ce747d1471c0c211583e56d1fc720571e06abfbe871f9fc031f6a36e81f5@144.91.74.181:28657");
admin.addPeer("enode://8f645fe27dee31f1551c737fc1b7ef9acf20cf0103d48f89b505de105b1ad16960220d52e9d69cb11e1a98cc576a56a2dda6724125fb69a3df29770e97235de2@104.45.7.40:28657");

1. Check syncing status:

To start the Quadrans Testnet node:

podman start quadrans-testnet

To stop the node:

podman stop quadrans-testnet

View logs:

podman logs -f quadrans-testnet

Check running containers:

Check all Podman images:

• Quadrans Official Documentation: https://docs.quadrans.io/nodes/quadrans-nodes.html

• Quadrans X: https://x.com/quadrans

• My X Handle: https://x.com/mazzysweb

• Private TG Channel: https://t.me/mazzysweb

This guide should help you set up and manage your Quadrans Testnet node smoothly! 🚀