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## 3. Get testing funds
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You need funds to interact with the Entropy blockchain network. To get these testing funds, you will need a GitHub account.
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Funds for testing are available from the CLI's built-in faucet.
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1. Log into your GitHub account and go to [github.com/entropyxyz/community](https://github.com/entropyxyz/community).
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1. Navigate to the **Discussions** tab and select **New discussion**.
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1. Next to **Get Test Funds** click **Get started**:
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1. Navigate to **Manage Accounts** and then **Select Account**.
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1. Select the account you want to receive test funds.
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1. Go back the main TUI menu and select **Entropy Faucet**.
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![](./images/quickstart-create-test-funds-discussion.png)
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1. In the **Title** field, enter the `address` you copied from the previous section.
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1. Enter any text into the **Description** field; GitHub doesn't allow users to leave this field blank. If you need more than 10,000 test funds, enter the amount of funds you need and why into this field.
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1. Click **Start discussion**.
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At this point, someone from Entropy will send you some test funds. Once they've sent the funds to your provided address, they'll let you know and close the issue.
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{{< callout type="warning" >}}
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We're currently publically testing some of the Entropy tooling. As such, some of the workflows, like getting test funds, are a bit rough. We're building an automated faucet to hand out test funds, and we'll update this page when it's ready.
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{{< /callout >}}
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The CLI will request `2` test tokens from the Entropy network and forward them to your selected account. This equates to `20,000,000,000` bits, which is enough to perform transactions like registering an account and deploying a program.
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Once you have been sent some funds, you can check your balance in the CLI.
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6. Open the CLI text-based user interface using `yarn start`.
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1. Select **Balance** from the menu.
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1. You should see your account in the list. Use the arrow keys to highlight it and press `ENTER`.
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1. Return to the main menue and select **Balance**.
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1. The CLI should show your balance:
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```output
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? Select Action Balance
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Address 5Dcps2RdXPQfiJBxxDnrF8iDzDHcnZC8rb5mcJ3xicqzhYbv has a balance of: 100000000000000 bits
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Entropy Account [Andre] (5F3xmKa3WRkoHR4o6XjFQaWF2EskhtSh4ST5wY5cfsD9JYbC) has a balance of: 20,000,000,000 BITS
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Next, you'll register your account on the Entropy network.

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