# Looking for new testnet participants made from mainnet ledger **URL:** \ **Category:** Validation\ **Created:** [September 25, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745 "2019-09-25T11:37:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bharvest](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/bharvest/32/1042_2.png) [@bharvest](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/bharvest)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/1 "2019-09-25T11:37:08Z")
1. Purpose - to test export/migrate functionality - to test new binary with real mainnet ledger 1. Procedure to participate - please reply this post with below items - valconspub(newly made only for testnet, can be multiple) - number of validator to run:you can run multiple validator if you want - contact point(telegram handle): also can dm me. - idea for chain-id 1. Methodology - export at certain height - replace top validator valconspub to our participants’ new valconspub - we need at least 18 validators, but I think at least 25 is necessary for safe launch with some absent - migrate to new genesis file - compare hash and launch! Launch will be tried right after we have adaquate gaia version including fixed migrate function. - How to create new valconspub : You may want to generate a new pubkey locally offline. Just run gaiad tendermint show-validator will do. If you have a new built gaiad and there is no .gaiad directory in your home, the command will generate a new directory with the priv\_validator\_key.json. If you want to run multiple nodes, you may backup and move the priv\_validator\_key.json to another place, then run gaiad tendermint show-validator again. It will generate a new key file. Doc link for better upgrade procedure : > **[Cosmos Hub 2 relaunch - post-mortem](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sHESBEPMIhhVSGOXsbDxV9eqvTUhnF0ScIrxaGm63Zo/edit#)** > > Initial Statement In preparation for the upgrade, validators halted the Cosmos Hub 2 chain at 11:39 am UTC. Twenty-five minutes into the migration, validators uncovered an issue with the new genesis file that was caused by the migration command. ... Please join [https://t.me/joinchat/A2nePhdcHUevyQEBtYwsEA](https://t.me/joinchat/A2nePhdcHUevyQEBtYwsEA) if you want to be announced for testnet participation steps. ---
**Author:** ![FrancescoSVC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/francescosvc/32/635_2.png) [@FrancescoSVC](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/FrancescoSVC)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/2 "2019-09-25T11:57:51Z")
I believe this is crucial to plan and go ahead with. Thanks for initiating this! Telegram: @FrancescoSimplyVC Validators: 1 Valconspub: cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqxevl5mrjtvzzh680rsnppastw6a2znh8kpjlxal4gmt3m3j2rn9sljtwha Chain-ID: ch3-test A good idea, after learning and going through it for the first time now, is for us to outline this process in the upgrade proposal so as to be a defined test procedure for the upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![kwunyeung](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/kwunyeung/32/68_2.png) [@kwunyeung](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/kwunyeung)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/3 "2019-09-25T12:32:24Z")
Telegram: @kwunyeung Validators: 3 ```auto cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqwavta5zhpv0jtl5ln7aw86y2dyjle9xenaqwhe0dq7ffmklmx3ls3ymghk ``` ```auto cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqc29ujvmafvpccr40xhnl5n7w52qyeez8gwhdk4lhudjlc0nrzfaq2saljt ``` ```auto cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqfuqpaxmycpzs7gw5qgkwnpmv278ecuneentpnhl993hak22vktlqvuudx5 ``` Chain ID: `transformer` (we are testing the transformation) ---
**Author:** ![wimel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/wimel/32/752_2.png) [@wimel](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/wimel)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/4 "2019-09-25T13:12:25Z")
I’d like to be a part of this and run some tests. - Validators: `2` - Valconspub: `cosmosvalconspub1addwnpepq2d5jcffvc8afepyf5d5jxr5tkmc0zem5ytmp8r25cskdw0kay7z6zvqjkp` – `cosmosvalconspub1addwnpepqtt4xgvgax9z94284j6lhhwlz9l548fw887pv7p39djq4u5tn0tegnd3r86` - Contact DM. - Chain ID: _The two names given above seem fine to me_ ---
**Author:** ![chris-chainflow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/chris-chainflow/32/1530_2.png) [@chris-chainflow](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/chris-chainflow)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/5 "2019-09-25T13:12:54Z")
Our gratitude for starting this 🙏 Count [Chainflow](http://twitter.com/ChainflowPoS) in 👍 Telegram: @chris\_remus Validators: 1 cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq7k9ncsfjz8zvtag9tpcxh68pxyknw2hp5q3fky7e80pyylltj3esckwpan Chain ID: community-test-hub-1 ---
**Author:** ![J\_ATEAM](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/j_ateam/32/843_2.png) [@J\_ATEAM](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/J_ATEAM)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/6 "2019-09-25T14:52:45Z")
Telegram: @wlsaud619 Validator: 1 Valconspub: cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqj525fwk8vsrd64lft6cj6xf00ckwe2h7gc0sky455c0mjxm0drzsmgmel7 Chain-id: avengershub-1 ---
**Author:** ![ponchik69](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/ponchik69/32/848_2.png) [@ponchik69](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/ponchik69)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/7 "2019-09-26T04:43:15Z")
Hello everyone! We are ready to support this idea. Telegram: ponchik69 Validators: 1 (We can do more if it necessary) _cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqt5f2fjjj63h73lpdhxnm3jpewpzj2m6pzzwnl0n2xsspa7t7njjqrsttkh_ Chain ID: comhub-1 (community hub 1) ---
**Author:** ![clawmvp](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/clawmvp/32/396_2.png) [@clawmvp](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/clawmvp)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/8 "2019-09-26T05:29:18Z")
@clawmvp > cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqu2tueyjhhy754zxcjr5k64cvuu3csnyk0arsp5n56vym2dqx0d7sjmpm36 ---
**Author:** ![Yelong](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/yelong/32/505_2.png) [@Yelong](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Yelong)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/9 "2019-09-26T07:38:19Z")
Thanks @bharvest, please count me in 😃 - valconspub: cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqgta6se8tczzxnvftkw85l8yeu3nkk3f94ywvwg6rmq588q6wml7q6s0au5 - number of validator to run: 1 - contact point(telegram handle): @Yelong ---
**Author:** ![ping](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/ping/32/108_2.png) [@ping](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/ping)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/10 "2019-09-26T07:40:11Z")
- valconspub: cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqcssjskt4hvp8menz4vk4wwsugaxg2h0yjalytdc4d4m6lac8jegqffjzx6 - number of validator to run: 1 - contact point(telegram handle): @ping.pub ---
**Author:** ![bharvest](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/bharvest/32/1042_2.png) [@bharvest](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/bharvest)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/11 "2019-09-26T10:06:22Z")
valconspub for B-Harvest cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq96apq95x43s9zunpm6f37upd6vp22f8evztc6vrv44sl2w3l0kysxpwlm4 cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqaraq47kraszde9jk8xscev8dgmwh5vn9c7klcxuyrrxjw6rhzmrsxmuytp cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqqn47r5flesk9064c7wj4x3ww84x7s66zdnm5awta95cd74ysa7sqeu20sk chain id idea transformer-ch2-3 ---
**Author:** ![cryptobabybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@cryptobabybear](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/cryptobabybear)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/12 "2019-09-26T12:08:04Z")
Telegram: @Mcry89 Validator: 1 Valconspub: cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqnxh3dgn4tu570s7yf0d7rhckgmw45gklljkr6r3cm7zkvpjhtuwqz2myye ChainId: Illiad ---
**Author:** ![andreisid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@andreisid](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/andreisid)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/13 "2019-09-26T12:14:10Z")
Telegram: @andreisid Validators: 1 Valconspub: cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq6wtpv8stjhx2exsp4akvf240cpukhlyq5gepsmesqy7ckn9yadtq37djy3 Chain-ID: ch3-replica ---
**Author:** ![syncnode](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/syncnode/32/764_2.png) [@syncnode](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/syncnode)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/14 "2019-09-26T19:03:55Z")
telegram: @syncnode Validators: 2 (or more if required) cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqmxfl83u58jvtdd3dtls3720jjc6m5g2pgvekfmfevlgx8xqj405q05eauw cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq0kf8suuyme92vgafnq6xnes8x0tztvm237yje8v7nghaytr7w6ks4tlwj5 ---
**Author:** ![jacksteroo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/jacksteroo/32/663_2.png) [@jacksteroo](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/jacksteroo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/15 "2019-09-26T22:12:28Z")
Happy to help! **Telegram:** @jacksteroo **Validators: 2** ``` cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqj5nvp9eufd2ualq2239q7qdq9s6qp6cx2dh5575tavl5cx3ge6zq7mpqzw cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq3a4ymdddr3ytdrsrnjjaaaxrftcf8ul9yclpscp8dnyk4ce90tdq4qene0 ``` **chain-id idea:** ``` cosmos-hub-canary ``` ---
**Author:** ![kris.fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@kris.fish](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/kris.fish)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/16 "2019-09-27T14:50:45Z")
We are happy to participate 🙂 Telegram : @dimiandre Validators : 3 Valconspub: cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq5qhc3ml6cg6tx5kjslxdk5kut8d3vpqld0grvfrhrpfga69yf89qv5phvm cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqcfncjlkvjzfwmq27k6n542qx3wwh2a0sxd8pagapgy20ufjeznzqhwurn0 cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepqsv5gm20rq0p36cknhy3ur6tc4h36cwzst40t8vm9aev0cnmsl0lqfhzey5 Chain-ID : chain-llenge ---
**Author:** ![melea-trust](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/melea-trust/32/90_2.png) [@melea-trust](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/melea-trust)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/17 "2019-09-27T18:09:33Z")
I want to thank you for the initiative, and others validators that want help. But. IMO The correct way is to kill the current testnet 13006, and start a new testnet aka `gaia-13007` for the simulations. [https://hubble.figment.network/cosmos/chains/gaia-13006](https://hubble.figment.network/cosmos/chains/gaia-13006) Im ready for that. ---
**Author:** ![kwunyeung](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/kwunyeung/32/68_2.png) [@kwunyeung](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/kwunyeung)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/18 "2019-09-28T07:51:33Z")
Although setting up another `gaia` testnet is a way to test, forking the mainnet would be a better testing environment to really test the real upgrade on the `Cosmos Hub`. ---
**Author:** ![bharvest](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/bharvest/32/1042_2.png) [@bharvest](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/bharvest)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/19 "2019-09-28T08:17:13Z")
I dont want to give validators burden to run this testnet for long time, so I guess I want to stop running this testnet after we feel the launch is successful, running about less than a week. This is my intention of this testnet(it is mostly for testing upgrade procedure). ---
**Author:** ![melea-trust](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/melea-trust/32/90_2.png) [@melea-trust](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/melea-trust)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745/20 "2019-09-28T16:14:09Z")
Option A= Fork cosmos and launch cosmos hub 3 meanwhile is running cosmos hub2. Option B= kill 13006, start 13007 simulate there . Option C= Run this testnet where some validators manage more validators. (unreal scenery) I’m for the option A or B, I don’t see the option C. [Next page](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/looking-for-new-testnet-participants-made-from-mainnet-ledger/2745.md?page=2)