# Taiko Alpha-1 Testnet Guide

**Published by:** [SLEVENSY](https://paragraph.com/@slevensy/)
**Published on:** 2023-01-03
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@slevensy/taiko-alpha-1-testnet-guide

## Content

A Type 1 ZK-EVMFully decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent ZK-Rollup.Request from faucetRequest ETH from Ethereum A1: https://l1faucet.a1.taiko.xyz/.Request ETH from Taiko A1: https://l2faucet.a1.taiko.xyz/.Use the bridgeUse the bridge for the following actions:Bridge ETH between Ethereum A1 and Taiko A1Bridge HORSE between Ethereum A1 and Taiko A1https://bridge.a1.taiko.xyz/Deploy a contrackThese steps will show you how to deploy a smart contract to Taiko A1 using Foundry. You can find the latest Foundry docs at the Foundry Book: https://book.getfoundry.sh/getting-started/first-steps. This guide uses snippets / examples from there. Steps: https://taiko.xyz/docs/alpha-1-testnet/deploy-a-contractRun a nodeThis is arguably the most important part of the testnet! Taiko is fully decentralized and relies on the community to run nodes. Steps : https://github.com/taikoxyz/simple-taiko-node/blob/main/README.mdExplore the networkTaiko's Alpha-1 testnet consists of L1 / L2 nodes with all Taiko protocol contracts deployed. The mining interval of the L1 node is set to 12 seconds.EndpointsL1Block Explorer: https://l1explorer.a1.taiko.xyzHTTP RPC Endpoint: https://l1rpc.a1.taiko.xyzWeb Socket RPC Endpoint: wss://l1ws.a1.taiko.xyzETH faucet: https://l1faucet.a1.taiko.xyzChain ID: 31338L2Block Explorer: https://l2explorer.a1.taiko.xyzHTTP RPC Endpoint: https://l2rpc.a1.taiko.xyzWeb Socket RPC Endpoint: wss://l2ws.a1.taiko.xyzETH faucet: https://l2faucet.a1.taiko.xyzChain ID: 167003Contrak addressesL1TaikoL1: 0x7B3AF414448ba906f02a1CA307C56c4ADFF27ce7TokenVault: 0xD0dfd5baCf160B97C8eE3ecb463F18c08673160cBridge: 0x3612E284D763f42f5E4CB72B1602b23DAEC3cA60L2TaikoL2: 0x0000777700000000000000000000000000000001TokenVault: 0x0000777700000000000000000000000000000002EtherVault: 0x0000777700000000000000000000000000000003Bridge: 0x0000777700000000000000000000000000000004

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