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=== Bitcoin's Test Blockchains
((("blockchain technology", "test blockchains", id="BCTtest09")))You might be surprised to learn that there is more than one bitcoin blockchain. The "main" bitcoin blockchain, the one created by Satoshi Nakamoto on January 3rd, 2009, the one with the genesis block we studied in this chapter, is called _mainnet_. There are other bitcoin blockchains that are used for testing purposes: at this time _testnet_, _segnet_ and _regtest_. Let's look at each in turn.((("testnet", id="testnet09")))
((("blockchain technology", "test blockchains", id="BCTtest09")))((("mainnet", seealso="blockchain technology")))You might be surprised to learn that there is more than one bitcoin blockchain. The "main" bitcoin blockchain, the one created by Satoshi Nakamoto on January 3rd, 2009, the one with the genesis block we studied in this chapter, is called _mainnet_. There are other bitcoin blockchains that are used for testing purposes: at this time _testnet_, _segnet_ and _regtest_. Let's look at each in turn.((("testnet", id="testnet09")))
==== Testnet—Bitcoin's Testing Playground
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=== Regtest—The Local Blockchain
((("regtest")))Regtest, which stands for "Regression Testing," is a Bitcoin Core feature that allows you to create a local blockchain for testing purposes. Unlike testnet3, which is a public and shared test blockchain, the regtest blockchains are intended to be run as closed systems for local testing. You launch a regtest blockchain from scratch, creating a local genesis block. You may add other nodes to the network, or run it with a single node only to test the Bitcoin Core software.
((("regtest (Regression Testing)")))Regtest, which stands for "Regression Testing," is a Bitcoin Core feature that allows you to create a local blockchain for testing purposes. Unlike testnet3, which is a public and shared test blockchain, the regtest blockchains are intended to be run as closed systems for local testing. You launch a regtest blockchain from scratch, creating a local genesis block. You may add other nodes to the network, or run it with a single node only to test the Bitcoin Core software.
To start Bitcoin Core in regtest mode, you use the +regtest+ flag:
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