Getting started
Five minutes, a browser and MetaMask: add the network, get test funds, send a transfer and find it on the explorer.
Add the network to MetaMask
The button asks MetaMask to add chain id 2382 (0x94e) with the RPC
https://evm.aevachain.com and the currency AEVA (18 decimals). To do it by
hand, or to use Keplr, see Wallets.
Copy your address
In MetaMask, switch to Aeva testnet. Your key has two spellings — the
0x… address MetaMask shows and an aeva1… address (the same 20 bytes); the
faucet takes the aeva1… form. This converts it in your browser:
aeva1 address (for the faucet and Keplr): —
(The explorer shows both forms on an account’s page once the account exists on chain, i.e. after it first receives funds.)
Get test funds
Open faucet.aevachain.com , paste your
aeva1… address and claim. One claim gives 10 AEVA + 1 000 aeUSD and a
testnet.verified credential, once per address and per network every 24 h.
Details: Faucet.
Send a transfer
In MetaMask, send 1 AEVA to any address (for example a second account of your own). Gas is paid in AEVA.
See it on the explorer
Paste the transaction hash (the 0x hash MetaMask shows) into the search box
of the explorer . The transaction page shows
the EVM view (from, to, value, gas) and the chain’s view of the same
transaction.
Next
| If you want to | Start with |
|---|---|
| Use assets: hold, settle, pledge, claim income | aevachain.app and Concepts |
| Build: issue an asset, script the chain, read the indexer | Quickstart (CLI), Guides, Reference |
| Operate a node or a validator | Run a node, Become a validator |