generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://mobilecoin.gitbook.io/full-service-api/usage/getting-started/environment-setup
model: separate test network (TestNet) vs production (MainNet)
description: >-
  MobileCoin operates a public TestNet ledger that is fully separate from
  MainNet. Full-Service is pointed at a network at startup via its peer and
  ledger/tx-source configuration, so the same JSON-RPC surface runs against
  either TestNet or MainNet. TestNet uses valueless test MOB, letting
  integrators exercise account creation, address assignment, and the
  build/submit transaction flow without real funds.
environments:
- name: TestNet
  live: false
  funds: valueless test MOB
  configured_via: full-service --peer / --tx-source-url pointed at TestNet nodes
- name: MainNet
  live: true
  funds: real MOB / eUSD
  configured_via: full-service --peer / --tx-source-url pointed at MainNet nodes
notes: >-
  No hosted test cards or magic test tokens are published (MobileCoin is a
  self-custodial blockchain wallet, not a card acquirer); the sandbox is the
  TestNet ledger itself. Exact TestNet node URLs are published in the
  full-service repository configuration - not reproduced here to avoid drift.