Get started on testnet

The Sundial testnet lets you try the stack without real funds. There are two separate things to try, and each needs its own wallet:

What	Network	Wallet
The Sundial L2	Settles to Cardano Preprod	A CIP-30 wallet set to Preprod
Dawn staking in the dashboard	Bitcoin testnet	A Bitcoin wallet set to testnet

Testnet tokens have no monetary value. Use a dedicated testnet wallet, and never enter a seed phrase that controls real funds into a testnet flow.

Network details

Detail	Value
Faucet page	sundialprotocol.com/testnet/faucet
Dashboard	sundialprotocol.com/dashboard
L2 node RPC	`https://rpc.testnet.sundialprotocol.com`
L2 metrics dashboard (read-only)	`https://dashboard.testnet.sundialprotocol.com`
L2 address format	`addr_test1…`
Test funds	Shown as sBTC. 1 sBTC is 1,000,000 units of the L2’s native asset.

Try the Sundial L2

Install a wallet and switch it to Preprod

Install one of these browser extensions and create a wallet:

Wallet	Notes
Eternl	Easy network switching
Lace	Simple UI
Typhon	Full-featured
Yoroi	Browser and mobile
GeroWallet	DeFi-focused
NuFi	Multi-chain

Open the wallet’s network selector, usually under Settings, and switch from Mainnet to Preprod or Testnet.

Copy your address

Open the wallet’s Receive screen and copy the payment address. It must start with addr_test1. If it starts with addr1, the wallet is still on Mainnet.

Claim from the faucet

Go to sundialprotocol.com/testnet/faucet.
Paste your address into the Sundial testnet address field.
Click Request testnet sBTC.

You don’t need to connect or sign with your wallet. On success the page shows:

Field	Meaning
Grant amount	How much was sent to your address
Next eligible at	When this address can claim again
Claim ID	A reference for this claim
Transaction hash	The L2 transaction that funded you

Check your balance

The balance lives on the Sundial L2, not on Cardano Preprod, so L1 block explorers don’t show it. Query the node instead:

curl "https://rpc.testnet.sundialprotocol.com/utxos?address=addr_test1..."

To send funds, see Use the Sundial L2.

Try Dawn in the dashboard

The dashboard is where you stake BTC with a Yield Provider. On testnet it works with Bitcoin testnet.

Connect a Bitcoin wallet set to testnet.
Get testnet BTC from a public Bitcoin testnet faucet.
Follow Stake with Dawn.

You don’t need faucet sBTC for this flow, and you don’t need a Bitcoin wallet for the L2 flow above.

Faucet troubleshooting

What you see	What it means	What to do
”Enter a valid Sundial testnet payment address”	The field is empty, or the address isn’t a testnet payment address	Switch the wallet to Preprod and copy a fresh address from Receive. Stake addresses (`stake_test1…`) and script addresses don’t work.
”This address has already claimed recently”	The address is inside its cooldown	Wait until the Next eligible at time, or use another testnet address
”This browser has reached the current faucet claim limit”	Too many claims from your network recently	Try again later
”The faucet is temporarily out of funds”	The faucet wallet is low	Try again later. It is refilled periodically.
”The faucet is currently unavailable”	The faucet is disabled or the node is unreachable	Try again shortly. If it persists, report it.

The node’s defaults are a 24-hour cooldown per address and five claims per IP per day. The testnet’s values can differ. To claim programmatically, see the Faucet API.

Testnet

Run the network

Network details

Try the Sundial L2

Try Dawn in the dashboard

Faucet troubleshooting

Next steps

Use the Sundial L2

Stake with Dawn

​Network details

​Try the Sundial L2

​Try Dawn in the dashboard

​Faucet troubleshooting

​Next steps

Use the Sundial L2

Stake with Dawn

Network details

Try the Sundial L2

Try Dawn in the dashboard

Faucet troubleshooting

Next steps