generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.minaprotocol.com/zkapps (Lightnet + Devnet testing docs)
company: o1labs
sandbox:
  summary: o1Labs provides two published testing surfaces for zkApp development — a local Lightnet blockchain and the public Devnet test network with a Faucet.
  environments:
  - name: Lightnet
    kind: local-network
    description: A lightweight local Mina blockchain run on your machine for fast zkApp testing before deploying to a live network.
    tooling: zk lightnet (zkApp CLI)
    docs: https://docs.minaprotocol.com/zkapps/writing-a-zkapp/introduction-to-zkapps/testing-zkapps-lightnet
    explorer: zk lightnet explorer
  - name: Devnet
    kind: public-testnet
    description: Public Mina test network for deploying and testing zkApps with valueless test funds obtained from the Faucet.
    faucet: true
    docs: https://docs.minaprotocol.com/zkapps/writing-a-zkapp/introduction-to-zkapps/how-to-deploy-a-zkapp
  notes: Test funds are requested from the Devnet Faucet; no secret test keys or test card values are published (this is a blockchain, not a payments API).