Westend

• repository: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk
• chain specs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/master/polkadot/node/service/chain-specs/westend.json

Goals

• Staging environment for Polkadot and Kusama.

Features

• parachains: Modules exist, but only System Level parachains can register on Westend

• governance: Modules are available, however not used

• auctions / crowdloans: Both modules available, however not used

• XCM: XCM v2 available on Westend

• staking: Modules are available on Westend

Expectations

• parity: Part of the release cycle of Polkadot and Kusama. Burn-ins are done in this network
• community: Open for testing how to run nodes on a polkadot-like relay chain. No parachain testing here

Chain information

Validators

• 16 invulnerable validators ran by Parity and Community ran nodes (5 per cycle)

RPC Endpoints

• Parity: wss://westend-rpc.polkadot.io:443
• Dwellir: wss://westend-rpc.dwellir.com:443
• Dwellir Tunisia: wss://westend-rpc-tn.dwellir.com:443
• IBP Network GeoDNS1: wss://rpc.ibp.network:443/westend
• IBP Network GeoDNS2: wss://rpc.dotters.network:443/westend
• LuckyFriday: wss://rpc-westend.luckyfriday.io:443
• OnFinality: wss://westend.api.onfinality.io:443/public-ws
• RadiumBlock: wss://westend.public.curie.radiumblock.co:443/ws
• Stakeworld: wss://wnd-rpc.stakeworld.io:443

API Endpoints

• subscan: https://westend.api.subscan.io

Bootnodes

• RadiumBlock: /dns/westend-bootnode.radiumblock.com/tcp/30335/wss/p2p/1…...
• RadiumBlock: /dns/westend-bootnode.radiumblock.com/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3K…...

Release Cycle

Following the Polkadot 3 weeks cycle

Faucet

A faucet can be found at: #westend_faucet:matrix.org

Documentation:

• https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk

Last updated: 2024-01-03 16:18 - commit 7af9b4c7…