# Testnet Faucet (gringod.info)?

**URL:** <https://forum.grin.mw/t/testnet-faucet-gringod-info/1033>\
**Category:** Tech Support\
**Created:** [October 25, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/testnet-faucet-gringod-info/1033 "2018-10-25T05:18:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![GerdaCurd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/gerdacurd/32/598_2.png) [@GerdaCurd](https://forum.grin.mw/u/GerdaCurd)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/testnet-faucet-gringod-info/1033/1 "2018-10-25T05:18:41Z")

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TL;DR: how do I get some grin on the testnet to explore how transactions work?

Was having trouble syncing up my node/miner so I started from scratch following these directions: [https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/How-to%3A-Run-a-Grin-node-on-Google-Cloud-for-free#syncing-the-grin-node](https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/How-to%3A-Run-a-Grin-node-on-Google-Cloud-for-free#syncing-the-grin-node)  
Everything built fine once I realized that the docs were out of data and $HOME/grin/target/release needed to be added to the path.

Then there’s a section called “Receiving some grins”: [https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/How-to%3A-Run-a-Grin-node-on-Google-Cloud-for-free#receiving-some-grins](https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/How-to%3A-Run-a-Grin-node-on-Google-Cloud-for-free#receiving-some-grins)  
It references a `grin.toml` file which is no longer in the testnet4 (as far as I know) as well as `api_listen_interface = "INTERNAL_IP"` which I did not see in the `grin-server.toml` file (assuming that’s what replaces the old grin.toml file?). The next instruction is to `curl gringod.info` which is supposed to be a faucet. I tried some experiments to see if I could get it to work, but it keeps returning an error. After getting very frustrated I went to the website `gringod.info` and it’s just a static html file that has the error message printed in plain text…

My question: is there something I’m missing with the configuration of the firewall/IP settings and thus the interaction with gringod.info, is gringod.info simply depreciated/abandoned, and regardless how can I get some grin on the testnet to try completing a transaction? Thanks

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**Author:** ![squarfed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/squarfed/32/7_2.png) [@squarfed](https://forum.grin.mw/u/squarfed)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/testnet-faucet-gringod-info/1033/2 "2018-10-25T08:13:30Z")

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It works, make sure that your are running `grin wallet listen`, that in `grin-wallet.toml` you have `api_listen_interface = "0.0.0.0"`, and that port 13415 is being forwarded to your machine.