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### Public Ethereum Test-chains {#public-beacon-testchains}
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There are also two maintained public test implementations of Ethereum: Goerli and Sepolia. The recommended testnet with long-term support is Goerli, which anyone is free to validate on. Sepolia is a newer, smaller chain also expected to be maintained for the foreseeable future, with a permissioned validator set (meaning there is no general access to new validators on this testnet). The Ropsten chain is expected to be deprecated in Q4 2022, and the Rinkeby chain is expected to be deprecated in Q2/Q3 2023.
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There are also two maintained public test implementations of Ethereum: Sepolia and Hoodi. The recommended testnet with long-term support is Hoodi, which anyone is free to validate on. Sepolia uses a permissioned validator set, meaning there is no general access to new validators on this testnet.
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#### Which Testnet should I use?
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The two public testnets that client developers are currently maintaining are Sepolia and Goerli. Sepolia is a network for contract and application developers to test their applications. The Goerli network lets protocol developers test network upgrades, and lets stakers test running validators.
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The two public testnets that client developers are currently maintaining are Sepolia and Hoodi. Sepolia is a network for contract and application developers to test their applications. The Hoodi network lets protocol developers test network upgrades, and lets stakers test running validators.
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#### Sepolia {#sepolia}
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**Sepolia is the recommended default testnet for application development**.
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The Sepolia network uses a permissioned validator set. It's fairly new, meaning its state and history are both quite small. This means the network is quick to sync to and that running a node on it requires less storage. This is useful for users who want to quickly spin up a node and interact with the network directly.
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- Closed validator set, controlled by client & testing teams
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- New testnet, less applications deployed than other testnets
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- Fast to sync and running a node requires minimal disk space
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**Sepolia is the recommended default testnet for application development**. The Sepolia network uses a permissioned validator set controlled by client & testing teams.
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##### Resources
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**Hoodi is the recommended testnet for testing validating and staking**. The Hoodi network is open for users wanting to run a testnet validator. Stakers wanting to test protocol upgrades before they are deployed to mainnet should therefore use Hoodi.
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_Note: [the Goerli testnet is deprecated](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/proposal-predictable-ethereum-testnet-lifecycle/11575/17) and will be replaced by [Holesovice](https://github.com/eth-clients/holesovice) in 2023. Please consider migrating your applications to Sepolia._
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##### Resources
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Goerli is a testnet for testing validating and staking. The Goerli network is open for users wanting to run a testnet validator. Stakers wanting to test protocol upgrades before they are deployed to mainnet should therefore use Goerli.
- Open validator set, stakers can test network upgrades
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- Large state, useful for testing complex smart contract interactions
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- Longer to sync and requires more storage to run a node
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-[PoW faucet](https://hoodi-faucet.pk910.de/)
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#### Holesky {#holesky}
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The Holesky testnet will be [deprecated in September 2025](https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2025/03/18/hoodi-holesky). Staking operators and infrastructure providers should use Hoodi for validator testing instead.
To launch a Validator on Holesky testnet, use ethstaker's ["cheap Holesky validator" launchpad](https://holesky.launchpad.ethstaker.cc/en/).
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### Layer 2 testnets {#layer-2-testnets}
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[Layer 2 (L2)](/layer-2/) is a collective term to describe a specific set of Ethereum scaling solutions. A layer 2 is a separate blockchain that extends Ethereum and inherits the security guarantees of Ethereum. Layer 2 testnets are usually tightly coupled to public Ethereum testnets.
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