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# Connect Your rippled to an XRPL Altnet
Ripple has created [alternative test and development networks](parallel-networks.html) for developers to test their apps on the latest non-production version of the XRP Ledger (Testnet) or to test and experiment with features on the latest beta version (Devnet). **The funds used on these networks are not real funds and are intended for testing only.** You can connect your `rippled` server to either the Testnet or Devnet.
**Note:** The XRP Testnet and Devnet ledger and balances are reset on a regular basis.
To connect your `rippled` server to the XRP Testnet or Devnet, set the following configurations:
1. In your `rippled.cfg` file:
a. To connect to the [Testnet](xref: xrp-testnet-faucet.md), uncomment the following section and add:
[ips]
s.altnet.rippletest.net 51233
b. To connect to the [Devnet](xref: xrp-testnet-faucet.md), uncomment the following section and add:
[ips]
s.devnet.rippletest.net 51233
c. Comment out the following section, as follows:
# [ips]
# r.ripple.com 51235
2. In your `validators.txt` file:
a. Uncomment the following sections, as follows:
[validator_list_sites]
https://vl.altnet.rippletest.net
[validator_list_keys]
ED264807102805220DA0F312E71FC2C69E1552C9C5790F6C25E3729DEB573D5860
b. Comment out the following sections, as follows:
# [validator_list_sites]
# https://vl.ripple.com
#
# [validator_list_keys]
# ED2677ABFFD1B33AC6FBC3062B71F1E8397C1505E1C42C64D11AD1B28FF73F4734
3. Restart `rippled`.
4. To verify that your `rippled` is connected to the XRP Testnet or Devnet, use the [server_info method][] on your server and compare it to the results from a public server on the Testnet or Devnet. The `seq` field of the `validated_ledger` object should be the same on both servers (possibly off by one or two, if it changed as you were checking).
The following command checks the latest validated ledger of a Testnet server at `s.altnet.rippletest.net`:
$ ./rippled --rpc_ip 34.210.87.206:51234 server_info | grep seq
The following command checks the latest validated ledger of a Devnet server at `s.devnet.rippletest.net`:
$ ./rippled --rpc_ip 34.83.125.324:51234 server_info | grep seq
The following command checks your local `rippled`'s latest validated ledger sequence:
$ ./rippled server_info | grep seq
## See Also
- [Parallel Networks](parallel-networks.html)
- [XRP Testnet Faucet](xrp-test-net-faucet.html)
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