Aptos Blockchain Deployments

You can connect to the Aptos blockchain in a few ways. See the below table:

Description	Mainnet	Devnet	Long-lived Testnet	Aptos Incentivized Testnet (AIT)
Chain ID	1	On Aptos Explorer select Devnet from top right.	2	Available during AIT program.
REST API URL	https://fullnode.mainnet.aptoslabs.com/v1	https://fullnode.devnet.aptoslabs.com/v1	https://fullnode.testnet.aptoslabs.com/v1	Available during AIT program.
Genesis blob and Waypoint	In the mainnet directory on https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-networks	In the devnet directory on https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-networks	In the testnet directory on https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-networks	Available during AIT program.
Faucet	No Faucet	https://faucet.devnet.aptoslabs.com/	(dApp): https://aptoslabs.com/testnet-faucet	Available during AIT program.
Epoch	7200 seconds (two hours, set by governance)	---	7200 seconds (two hours)	Available during AIT program.
Network runs where	Validators, validator fullnodes and public fullnodes are run by you (i.e., the Aptos community) and Aptos Labs.	Validators run on Aptos Labs servers. Fullnodes are run by both Aptos Labs and you (i.e., the Aptos community).	Validators run on Aptos Labs servers. Fullnodes are run by both Aptos Labs and you (i.e., the Aptos community).	Some Validators run on Aptos servers, others are run by the Aptos community. Fullnodes are run by Aptos Labs and the community.
Who is responsible for the network	Fully decentralized.	Managed by Aptos Team.	Managed by Aptos Team.	Managed by Aptos Labs and the community.
Update release cadence	Every month.	Every week.	Every 2 weeks.	Managed by Aptos Labs and the community.
How often wiped	Not wiped.	Every week.	Not wiped.	Wiped permanently after AIT program concludes.
Description	Mainnet	Devnet	Long-lived Testnet	AIT
Purpose of the network	The main Aptos network.	The devnet is built to experiment with new ideas, improve performance and enhance the user experience.		For executing the Aptos Incentivized Testnet programs for the community.
Network status	Always live.	Mostly live, with brief interruptions during regular updates.	Mostly live, with brief interruptions during regular updates.	Live only during Incentivized Testnet drives.
Type of nodes	Validators and validator fullnodes.	Validators and public fullnodes.	Validators and public fullnodes.	Validators and validator fullnodes.
How to run a node	See Validators and Public Fullnode sections.	N/A, run by Aptos Labs team.	See Validators and Public Fullnode sections.	See the node deployment guides published during AIT program.