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Public RPC endpoints https://rpc.foolsnet-2026.teztnets.com
Full network name TEZOS_FOOLSNET_2026-04-01T00:00:00Z
Tezos docker build tezos/tezos:v15.1
Activated on 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z
Faucet Foolsnet-2026 faucet
Rolling Snapshot Foolsnet-2026 snapshot

For the first 8192 blocks, Limanet ran the Kathmandu protocol then it switched to Lima.

Install the software

⚠️ If you already have an existing Tezos installation, do not forget to backup and delete your ~/.tezos-node and ~/.tezos-client.

Download and install Tezos version v15.1

Follow instructions from the Tezos documentation.

Alternative: Use docker

To join Foolsnet-2026 with docker, open a shell in the container:

docker run -it --entrypoint=/bin/sh tezos/tezos:v15.1

Alternative: Build the software

⚠️ If this is your first time installing Tezos, you may need to install a few dependencies.

cd
git clone git@gitlab.com:tezos/tezos.git
cd tezos
git checkout v15.1
opam init # if this is your first time using OPAM
make build-deps
eval $(opam env)
make
export PATH=$HOME/tezos:$PATH

Join the Foolsnet-2026 network

Run the following commands:

octez-node config init --network https://teztnets.com/foolsnet-2026

Recover from a snapshot

wget -O snapshot_file https://snapshots.tzinit.org/foolsnet-2026/rolling
octez-node snapshot import snapshot_file

Run the node

Use the following command:

octez-node run --rpc-addr 127.0.0.1:8732

Bake on the Foolsnet-2026 network

To improve reliability of the chain, you can take part in the consensus by becoming a baker. In that case, you will need some test tokens from the faucet.

If you are not a bootstrap baker, you need to register your key as a delegate using your alias or pkh. For instance:

octez-client register key mykey as delegate

On a modern Tezos network, you will need to stake to declare your security bond. You will need to have access to at least 6000tz of stake to get baking rights. For instance:

octez-client stake <amount> for mykey

Ideally you should run a DAL node.

octez-dal-node config init
octez-dal-node run

You may now launch the baker process (connecting to the DAL node).

octez-baker run with local node ~/.tezos-node mykey --liquidity-baking-toggle-vote pass --dal-node http://localhost:10732

You may run the accuser as well:

octez-accuser run

Note that you need a minimum amount of tez to get baking rights. If you are not a bootstrap baker, it will take you several cycles to start baking.

💡 Now that you are baking, you are responsible for the network health. Please ensure that the baking processes will keep running in the background. You may want to use screen, tmux, nohup or systemd. Also make sure that the baking processes will restart when your machine restarts.