Add Builders Testnet RPC

How to add Fantom Sonic builders testnet RPC

Add RPC automatically

The Sonic builders testnet dashboard features a button to add the network to your preferred wallet automatically. We use MetaMask for this part of the tutorial, but any wallet that can mimic or inject as MetaMask should work.

1. Connect wallet

   1. Go to the Sonic builders testnet dashboard

   2. In the top-right corner, click Connect

   3. Choose your desired wallet account and connect

   4. Go to the account page, unless automatically redirected

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2. Configure network

   1. In the Network section, click Add to MetaMask

   2. Ensure the network details in your wallet match those on the web page

   3. Approve the action in your wallet and click Switch network when prompted

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Once you are connected to the Sonic builders testnet, you can request various testnet tokens through the Faucet and experience the performance of Sonic with the Sonic Trade feature.

If these steps do not work for you, follow the next part of the tutorial to add the network to your wallet manually.

Add RPC manually

Follow these steps to add the Sonic builders testnet network to your wallet manually.

MetaMask

1. Connect wallet

   1. Go to the Sonic builders testnet dashboard

   2. In the top-right corner, click Connect

   3. Choose your desired wallet account and connect

   4. Go to the account page, unless automatically redirected

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2. Add network

   1. In MetaMask, click on the network icon in the top-left corner

   2. At the bottom, click Add network, after which you will be redirected to MetaMask’s browser interface

   3. At the bottom of the page, click Add a network manually

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3. Enter details

   1. Enter the details from the Network section of the builders testnet account page into the boxes

   2. Once you ensure the details are correctly entered, click Save

   3. Click Switch to Fantom Sonic Builders

   4. Head back to the builders testnet dashboard to begin using Sonic.

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Frame

1. Connect wallet

   1. Go to the Sonic builders testnet dashboard

   2. In the top-right corner, click Connect

   3. Choose your desired wallet account and connect

   4. Go to the account page, unless automatically redirected

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2. Add network

   1. In Frame, click on the menu icon in the top-left corner

   2. Click Chains and then Add New Chain at the bottom

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3. Enter details

   1. Using the details from the Network section of the builders testnet account page, enter the details into the boxes

   2. Type FTM for both Native Symbol and Native Currency Name

   3. Once you ensure the details are correctly entered, click Add Chain

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4. Switch network

   1. Click on the Frame extension icon in your browser

   2. Click Fantom Sonic Builders

   3. Head back to the builders testnet dashboard to begin using Sonic.

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Other wallets

For wallets other than MetaMask and Frame, the process is similar to the tutorial above. Simply head to the section in your preferred wallet that allows you to add a custom network and enter the details from the Network section of the Sonic builders testnet dashboard.

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