From a49200e0d67fb55fe403b678141378f92f4f0646 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Troy McConaghy Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2019 15:48:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Give more help with connecting to Nile Testnet --- content/concepts/testnets.md | 6 ++++++ content/tutorials/connect-to-networks.md | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/concepts/testnets.md b/content/concepts/testnets.md index 2eafaf87..86e3e53c 100644 --- a/content/concepts/testnets.md +++ b/content/concepts/testnets.md @@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ _Formerly called the Ocean POA Testnet._ The Nile Testnet is similar to the Kovan Testnet, except all the nodes are operated by BigchainDB GmbH. +### Connect to the Nile Testnet + +See the [tutorial page about connecting to Ocean-related networks](/tutorials/connect-to-networks/#connect-to-the-nile-testnet). + ### Nile Blockchain Explorers There is a Nile blockchain explorer at [https://submarine.dev-ocean.com/](https://submarine.dev-ocean.com/). You can use it to check the status of a transaction, the balance of an account, and more. It uses the following symbols for Nile Ether and Nile Ocean Tokens: @@ -52,6 +56,8 @@ There are several Ocean Protocol software components that are live, connected to When Ocean Protocol developers run [Barge](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/barge) with the `--local-spree-node` option, a "Spree Testnet" is deployed on their local machine: a local testnet not connected to any external public testnet. +When running a Spree Testnet, you can connect to a node at RPC URL [http://localhost:8545](http://localhost:8545) (called "Localhost 8545" in MetaMask). + Spree Testnet details can be found in the [Barge README.md file](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/barge/blob/develop/README.md). You can configure the Spree nodes by editing the files in the `barge/networks/spree/` directory. Note: Spree testnets are named after the Spree River, the main river flowing through Berlin, Germany, where many Ocean Protocol developers are located. diff --git a/content/tutorials/connect-to-networks.md b/content/tutorials/connect-to-networks.md index a48d87c1..fcfd663d 100644 --- a/content/tutorials/connect-to-networks.md +++ b/content/tutorials/connect-to-networks.md @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ Here are the parameters you might need to connect to the [Nile Testnet](/concept | Parameter | Value | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | RPC URL (required) | [https://nile.dev-ocean.com/](https://nile.dev-ocean.com/) | -| ChainID | 8995 (decimal for MetaMask) or 0x2323 (hexadecimal) | -| Symbol | Whatever you like | -| Nickname | Whatever you like | +| ChainID | `8995` (decimal for MetaMask) or `0x2323` (hexadecimal) | +| Symbol | Whatever you like, e.g. `NILE ETH` | +| Nickname | Whatever you like, e.g. `Nile Testnet` | In MetaMask, click on the network name then click on `Custom RPC` in the drop-down list. Scroll down to the `New Network` section. Enter the above RPC URL. You don't need to add a port number to the end of the RPC URL. Enter the ChainID, Symbol and Nickname if you like. See the [MetaMask docs about how it uses the ChainID](https://metamask.github.io/metamask-docs/Main_Concepts/Sending_Transactions).