Testing
Ord can be tested using the following flags to specify the test network. For more information on running Bitcoin Core for testing, see Bitcoin's developer documentation.
Most ord
commands in inscriptions and explorer
can be run with the following network flags:
Network | Flag |
---|---|
Testnet | --testnet or -t |
Signet | --signet or -s |
Regtest | --regtest or -r |
Regtest doesn't require downloading the blockchain or indexing ord.
Example
Run bitcoind in regtest with:
bitcoind -regtest -txindex
Create a wallet in regtest with:
ord -r wallet create
Get a regtest receive address with:
ord -r wallet receive
Mine 101 blocks (to unlock the coinbase) with:
bitcoin-cli -regtest generatetoaddress 101 <receive address>
Inscribe in regtest with:
ord -r wallet inscribe --fee-rate 1 --file <file>
Mine the inscription with:
bitcoin-cli -regtest generatetoaddress 1 <receive address>
View the inscription in the regtest explorer:
ord -r server
Testing Recursion
When testing out recursion, inscribe the dependencies first (example with p5.js):
ord -r wallet inscribe --fee-rate 1 --file p5.js
This should return a inscription_id
which you can then reference in your
recursive inscription.
ATTENTION: These ids will be different when inscribing on mainnet or signet, so be sure to change those in your recursive inscription for each chain.
Then you can inscribe your recursive inscription with:
ord -r wallet inscribe --fee-rate 1 --file recursive-inscription.html
Finally you will have to mine some blocks and start the server:
bitcoin-cli generatetoaddress 6 <receive address>
ord -r server