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Adds new faucet process to Quickstart.
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## 3. Get testing funds
You need funds to interact with the Entropy blockchain network. To get these testing funds, you will need a GitHub account.
Funds for testing are available from the CLI's built-in faucet.

1. Log into your GitHub account and go to [github.com/entropyxyz/community](https://github.com/entropyxyz/community).
1. Navigate to the **Discussions** tab and select **New discussion**.
1. Next to **Get Test Funds** click **Get started**:
1. Navigate to **Manage Accounts** and then **Select Account**.
1. Select the account you want to receive test funds.
1. Go back the main TUI menu and select **Entropy Faucet**.

![](./images/quickstart-create-test-funds-discussion.png)
1. In the **Title** field, enter the `address` you copied from the previous section.
1. Enter any text into the **Description** field; GitHub doesn't allow users to leave this field blank. If you need more than 10,000 test funds, enter the amount of funds you need and why into this field.
1. Click **Start discussion**.

At this point, someone from Entropy will send you some test funds. Once they've sent the funds to your provided address, they'll let you know and close the issue.

{{< callout type="warning" >}}
We're currently publically testing some of the Entropy tooling. As such, some of the workflows, like getting test funds, are a bit rough. We're building an automated faucet to hand out test funds, and we'll update this page when it's ready.
{{< /callout >}}
The CLI will request `2` test tokens from the Entropy network and forward them to your selected account. This equates to `20,000,000,000` bits, which is enough to perform transactions like registering an account and deploying a program.

Once you have been sent some funds, you can check your balance in the CLI.

6. Open the CLI text-based user interface using `yarn start`.
1. Select **Balance** from the menu.
1. You should see your account in the list. Use the arrow keys to highlight it and press `ENTER`.
1. Return to the main menue and select **Balance**.
1. The CLI should show your balance:

```output
? Select Action Balance
Address 5Dcps2RdXPQfiJBxxDnrF8iDzDHcnZC8rb5mcJ3xicqzhYbv has a balance of: 100000000000000 bits
Entropy Account [Andre] (5F3xmKa3WRkoHR4o6XjFQaWF2EskhtSh4ST5wY5cfsD9JYbC) has a balance of: 20,000,000,000 BITS
```

Next, you'll register your account on the Entropy network.
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