[tahoe-dev] 0.7.0 testnet is now live, old testnet is dead

[Brian Warner]

I've just finished replacing the old (0.6.1-based) testnet with the new
(0.7.0-based) one. (Well, it isn't quite 0.7.0, since we haven't released it
yet, but we're really close, and the network is running code which will be
completely compatible with the real 0.7.0).

The http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/TestGrid "test grid" page has been
updated with the new contact information. In brief:

introducer.furl:
 pb://y3eezbfdxgilfwj2gyqisigq7qttyhjt@tahoecs2.allmydata.com:57107/introducer

public directory:
 URI:DIR2:mw9q4h3fmx66ss7xpz6xbgpakh:fpc39k4fom7xrr4t5e9nhof9eb8y5gg7pfxshzpgn8x8keqw9z8y

Once you have your own Tahoe node up and running (on the default webport of
8123), then the following URL should get you to the shared public directory:

 http://127.0.0.1:8123/uri/URI%3ADIR2%3Amw9q4h3fmx66ss7xpz6xbgpakh%3Afpc39k4fom7xrr4t5e9nhof9eb8y5gg7pfxshzpgn8x8keqw9z8y/


Also remember that in 0.7.0, tahoe doesn't create a private directory for
you: once you've connected to the network, you should use the new "mkdir"
button on the welcome page to create an unlinked directory, then bookmark
that page so you can get back to it again later. Paste the URL of that page
into $NODEDIR/private/root_dir.cap and then the CLI tools (like 'tahoe ls')
will work. If you manage to forget the cap/URL, you'll never be able to
access that directory ever again.

Also, note that the graphs and statistics we have on the TestGrid page are
not yet tracking the new testnet. (some of them aren't even relevant
anymore). We'll get around to updating those in the next few weeks.

cheers,
 -Brian