# New to running testnet

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-to-running-testnet/1738>\
**Category:** zcashd client\
**Created:** [September 14, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-to-running-testnet/1738 "2016-09-14T19:08:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![StolenZCash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/stolenzcash/32/422_2.png) [@StolenZCash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/StolenZCash)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-to-running-testnet/1738/1 "2016-09-14T19:08:05Z")

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I set up zcash testnet as per: [these instrucitons](https://www.cryptocompare.com/mining/guides/how-to-mine-zcash/). When finished installing I run,

> zcash-cli getinfo

And get:

> {  
> “version” : 1000000,  
> “protocolversion” : 170002,  
> “walletversion” : 60000,  
> “balance” : 0.00000000,  
> “blocks” : 3114,  
> “timeoffset” : 0,  
> “connections” : 8,  
> “proxy” : “”,  
> “difficulty” : 58.38871760,  
> “testnet” : true,  
> “keypoololdest” : 1473877618,  
> “keypoolsize” : 101,  
> “paytxfee” : 0.00000000,  
> “relayfee” : 0.00005000,  
> “errors” : “This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - do not use for mining or merchant applications”  
> }

Then I run:

> zcash-cli listtransactions

And get:

> [  
> ]

No wallet address? Any ideas what I may have screwed up? Thank you everyone.

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**Author:** ![nowaryu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@nowaryu](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/nowaryu)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-to-running-testnet/1738/2 "2016-09-14T20:14:58Z")

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Looks like the server running normally. Wait for a couple of hours. Normally it shows the transaction then.

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**Author:** ![StolenZCash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/stolenzcash/32/422_2.png) [@StolenZCash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/StolenZCash)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-to-running-testnet/1738/3 "2016-09-16T02:04:59Z")

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Thank you Noraryu, running about 24h now but still no change.

getinfo gives:

> {  
> “version” : 1000000,  
> “protocolversion” : 170002,  
> “walletversion” : 60000,  
> “balance” : 0.00000000,  
> “blocks” : 3470,  
> “timeoffset” : 0,  
> “connections” : 3,  
> “proxy” : “”,  
> “difficulty” : 74.24685521,  
> “testnet” : true,  
> “keypoololdest” : 1473877618,  
> “keypoolsize” : 101,  
> “paytxfee” : 0.00000000,  
> “relayfee” : 0.00005000,  
> “errors” : “This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - do not use for mining or merchant applications”  
> }

But ./src/zcash-cli listtransactions or listspent gives just:

> [  
> ]

Any ideas, I should be getting a wallet address correct?

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**Author:** ![Hawkeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hawkeye](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Hawkeye)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-to-running-testnet/1738/4 "2016-09-16T04:19:24Z")

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It confused me as well when I first used the Alpha.

When you have mined your first block or have received a transaction, you will see an output.

Put your public address into the ZCash faucet to receive a small transaction and then wait a while before running listtransactions again.

[http://faucet.zeropond.com/](http://faucet.zeropond.com/)