Azuro Testnet User Guide

3 min readJan 9, 2022

This guide will take you through everything you need to start using Azuro Testnet v2.

This week sees the launch of the new and improved Azuro Testnet and to celebrate we are running various competitions where you can win some fantastic prizes.

Full details on #azuroSZN competitions and prizes can be found here

Step 1: The basics

Join the Azuro Discord
Follow us on Twitter
Ensure you have a Metamask account set up

Step 2: Verify your wallet in the Discord in order to qualify for the competitions

Your Metamask wallet is required in order to track your Testnet v2 betting activity and reward prizes as part of the #azuroSZN competitions.

To verify yourself you need to:

Go to Azuro Discord
pass the welcome Captcha
go to the #nft-roles channel
follow instructions to connect your wallet via Collab.land

Step 3. Navigate to Testnet v2

Navigate to Testnet v2 on the Azuro website — https://app.azuro.org/

Step 4. Connect your wallet to the Azuro Testnet

Step 5. Change your network to xDAI Testnet

Step 6. Get testnet xDAI on the Sokol Faucet

You will find the official Sokol faucet (and explorer) below. Claiming from the faucet is simple.

Input your address into the claim box, complete the captcha, and then hit “Request 1 SPOA”.

Note: The ticker for xDAI testnet token is SPOA as it’s Sokol testnet. To avoid confusion with differing ticker names when moving to mainnet, we’ll refer to SPOA as “xDAI” as they are essentially the same thing.

xDAI Faucet: https://faucet.poa.network/
Explorer: https://blockscout.com/poa/sokol/

You can track your bets in the ‘My Bets’ section as shown below.

Once the event is over if your bet has won you will need to click the redeem button to claim your winnings. MetaMask will open, then confirm the transaction. Once the transaction has been confirmed, your winnings will be reflected in your wallet.