generated: '2026-08-02'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://docs.5ire.org/wallets/metamask/ and https://docs.5ire.org/apps-and-toolkits/testnet-faucet/
  (content verified via Internet Archive captures 2025-03-18; live origin returned HTTP 530 on 2026-08-02),
  corroborated by the ethereum-lists/chains registry entries for chain IDs 995 and 997.
summary: >-
  5ire's test-vs-live separation is a separate public blockchain rather than a keyed sandbox mode. The Thunder
  testnet is a full, independently addressed network (EIP-155 chain ID 997) carrying a valueless native token
  (T5IRE), fronted by its own JSON-RPC endpoint, block explorer and faucet. There are no API keys, so there is no
  test-key/live-key prefix convention; the environment is selected entirely by which chain ID and RPC URL the
  client is pointed at. Contracts and Ethereum tooling are byte-identical across the two environments.
environments:
  - name: Thunder Testnet
    mode: test
    chain_id: 997
    rpc_url: https://rpc.testnet.5ire.network/
    explorer: https://testnet.5irescan.io/
    currency_symbol: T5IRE
    currency_decimals: 18
    faucet: https://testnet.5irescan.io/faucet
    docs: https://docs.5ire.org/apps-and-toolkits/testnet-faucet/
    note: >-
      Free test tokens are dispensed by the faucet; T5IRE has no market value. As of 2026-08-02 the host
      rpc.testnet.5ire.network did not resolve in DNS and testnet.5irescan.io returned HTTP 530.
  - name: Mainnet
    mode: live
    chain_id: 995
    rpc_url: https://rpc.5ire.network
    explorer: https://5irescan.io
    currency_symbol: 5ire
    currency_decimals: 18
    faucet: null
    docs: https://docs.5ire.org/build-on-5irechain/evm-compatibility/
    note: 'As of 2026-08-02 both hosts returned Cloudflare HTTP 530.'
key_prefixes: []
test_values: []
test_clock: null
fixtures:
  - name: Local development chain
    tool: Ganache
    docs: https://docs.5ire.org/deploy-smart-contracts/5ire-evm-chain/
    note: 5ire's contract-deployment docs cover Remix, Explorer, 5ire IDE, Ganache and Hardhat paths.
  - name: Foundry template
    tool: Foundry
    url: https://github.com/5ire-tech/foundry-template
    note: First-party Foundry scaffold pre-wired for 5ireChain networks.
  - name: Local node
    tool: Docker
    install: docker pull 5irechain/5ire-thunder-node:ga
    docs: https://github.com/5ire-tech/5ireChain#connect-to-5irechain-thunder-testnet
    note: >-
      Running a full or archive node locally exposes the same JSON-RPC surface on port 9944 with
      --rpc-external --rpc-cors all, giving an offline test target.
caveats:
  - No sandbox API keys, test tokens or magic identifiers are published — the separation is network-level only.
  - No test clock or time-simulation facility exists; block time is whatever the testnet produces.