Join us in the SPK Network's first two-week testnet sprint, where participants and testers can win up to $2,000 HBD in rewards. This is your chance to contribute to the network's development and earn exciting rewards for your efforts.
### **Testnet Milestones**
**Start date**: Today, March 9, 2024 - **End date**: March 23, 2024
Follow the instructions below to complete the milestones:
- [SPK Testnet Node Setup Guide](https://peakd.com/hive-112019/@spknetwork/spk-testnet-node-setup-guide)
Each milestone you achieve qualifies you for various rewards. Here's what we want you to try out:
- **Claim TLARYNX** (Test LARYNX)
- **Set Up a File Storage Node**
- **Set Up and Register as a Validator**
- **Write Your Own Contracts and Upload Files to the Network**
- **Store Videos and Mine Test BROCA and Test SPK**
- **Vote for Other Validators**
Check [this video](https://peakd.com/hive-112019/@spknetwork/vpslljyf) for more information:
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=spknetwork/vpslljyf
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**Your Tasks as a Tester:** $800 HBD in prizes
As a tester and participant, you should do the following:
- Follow the [SPK Testnet Node Setup Guide](https://peakd.com/hive-112019/@spknetwork/spk-testnet-node-setup-guide)
- Attempt all milestones
- Tweet about your participation in the SPK Network Testnet
- Write a feedback blog on your Hive account, including:
- Information about your testnet tweets.
- Details of other testnet contributions.
- Announce your SPK Network storage nodes or validator nodes' Hive names.
**Note 1**: Use the #testnetsprint tag on your post and to post on the [SPK Network Community](https://peakd.com/c/hive-112019/).
**Note 2**: For completing the above tasks we will review your blogs (more than one blog is possible) and distribute **$800 HBD** at our discretion when the two week sprint finishes.
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**Additional Prizes:** $1,200 HBD
- **Top Test SPK Token Miner:** $150 HBD
- **Top Test BROCA Token Miner:** $150 HBD
- **File Storage Contracts Lottery:** $100 HBD (Awarded to the owner of the file with the most lottery wins)
- **Bug Report Pool:** $300 HBD (See [bug report form](https://forms.gle/jzq3CcN1PGghhCNk7) for details)
- **Open Source Pull Request Pool:** $500 HBD (To improve the system or front ends)
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**Get in Touch:**
Connect with us on the [SPK Network Discord Server](https://discord.gg/JbhQ7dREsP) in the "#testnet-sprints" room for any queries or support.
**Don’t Miss Our Live AMA:**
Join our public call and kickoff AMA for detailed information and the announcement of the kickoff date. This is your opportunity to contribute to SPK Network's development.
*The date of the AMA will be announced soon.*
**Useful Links**
- SPK Test Monitor: https://hiveuprss.github.io/spktestmonitor/
- Your Local Host: http://localhost:5050/
- Stored Files and Test Tokens Wallet: https://vue.dlux.io/me#files
- [SPK Testnet Introduction Video](https://peakd.com/hive-112019/@spknetwork/vpslljyf)
- [SPK Testnet Node Setup Guide](https://peakd.com/hive-112019/@spknetwork/spk-testnet-node-setup-guide)
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Vote for our Witnesses:
- https://vote.hive.uno/@threespeak
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Support our proposal
##### [SPK Network Funding Proposal 2023](https://peakd.com/hive-112019/@spknetwork/spk-network-funding-proposal-2023)
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About the SPK Network:
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>The SPK Network is a decentralized Web 3.0 protocol that rewards value creators and infrastructure providers appropriately and autonomously by distributing reward tokens so that every user, creator, and platform can earn rewards on a level playing field.
- Check out the SPK Network Light Paper: https://peakd.com/hive/@spknetwork/spk-network-light-paper
- Visit our website: https://spk.network/
- Telegram Group: https://t.me/spknetwork
- Discord Server: https://discord.gg/JbhQ7dREsP
- https://linktr.ee/spknetwork
- https://linktr.ee/proofofaccess
- [SPK Network Proposal 2023](https://peakd.com/hive-112019/@spknetwork/spk-network-funding-proposal-2023)