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 The Travis CI system makes sure that every pull request is built, and that unit and sanity tests are automatically run.
 
+### Testnet
+
+Testnet is maintained for testing purposes and can be accessed using the command `./lbrycrdd -testnet`. If you would like testnet credits, please contact kay@lbry.io or grin@lbry.io.
+
 ## License
 
 This project is MIT licensed. For the full license, see [LICENSE](LICENSE).