How to get ETH on Testnet

In order to deploy your smart contract to testnet, you will need ETH on testnet as you will need ETH to deploy your contract on mainnet. As different testnet has different ways of getting ETH, we will list how to get ETH on each testnet.

Ethereum Sepolia testnet

Alchemy offers Sepolia faucet where you can get 0.5 ETH/day to your address.

Go to Alchemy Sepolia faucet and put your wallet address you want to receive testnet ETH (You will need to create an account for Alchemy).

Immediately after you hit "Send me ETH", you will see the transaction hash and you will receive 0.5 ETH within a couple of mins (Might take longer if Sepolia usage is high).

Polygon Mumbai testnet

Alchemy also has a faucet for Polygon Mumbai network, go to Polygon Mumbai faucet, provide your wallet address (create an Alchemy account if you haven't) and you will receive MATIC immediately.

Arbitrum Goerli testnet

First, get Ethereum Goerli testnet ETH from the guide above.

Next, go to Arbitrum Bridge and select from as Ethereum Goerli network and to as Arbitrum Goerli network:

Click "Move funds to Arbitrum Goerli" and confirm transaction on your wallet. Once the transaction goes through, you will receive the fund.

Optimism Goerli testnet

First, get Ethereum Goerli testnet ETH from the guide above.

Next, go to Optimism Bridge and select from as Ethereum Goerli network and to as Optimism Goerli network:

Click "Review deposit" and confirm transaction on your wallet. Once the transaction goes through, you will receive the fund.

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