# Baklava Testnet **URL:** https://forum.celo.org/c/testnets/baklava-testnet/16.md [Latest](https://forum.celo.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.celo.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.celo.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Baklava Testnet category](https://forum.celo.org/t/about-the-baklava-testnet-category/115)
**Author:** [@tim](https://forum.celo.org/u/tim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/about-the-baklava-testnet-category/115 "2022-03-16T10:44:23Z")
Updates, questions, and discussion about the Baklava Testnet, the second Celo test network designed for validators and full node operators to build operational experience and to test the operational security of the Celo … --- ## [Celo Validators -- Get A Taste of the New Baklava! 🍮](https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-validators-get-a-taste-of-the-new-baklava/401)
**Author:** [@jelenad](https://forum.celo.org/u/jelenad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-validators-get-a-taste-of-the-new-baklava/401 "2025-03-17T14:14:09Z")
We hope you are all healthy, safe, and secure in this challenging period for the world. We know that you’re receiving many emails lately, so we’ll keep this one brief. The cLabs team is heads down making upgrades to Bak… --- ## [Https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-validators-get-a-taste-of-the-new-baklava/401?u=peter2](https://forum.celo.org/t/https-forum-celo-org-t-celo-validators-get-a-taste-of-the-new-baklava-401-u-peter2/10563)
**Author:** [@Peter2](https://forum.celo.org/u/Peter2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/https-forum-celo-org-t-celo-validators-get-a-taste-of-the-new-baklava-401-u-peter2/10563 "2025-03-16T01:05:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from Celo Validators – Get A Taste of the New Baklava! :custard:: --- ## [Announcing The Great Celo Stake Off Phase 1.1 Launch](https://forum.celo.org/t/announcing-the-great-celo-stake-off-phase-1-1-launch/230)
**Author:** [@jelenad](https://forum.celo.org/u/jelenad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/announcing-the-great-celo-stake-off-phase-1-1-launch/230 "2019-12-12T19:58:05Z")
We’re thrilled to see the energy and engagement since the launch of the Stake Off last week. Big thanks to all of you who’ve participated, joined the discussion online and provided valuable feedback! We couldn’t have don… --- ## [The Baklava Explorer is getting a refresh!](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-baklava-explorer-is-getting-a-refresh/9201)
**Author:** [@lvpeschke](https://forum.celo.org/u/lvpeschke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-baklava-explorer-is-getting-a-refresh/9201 "2024-10-25T19:38:46Z")
I am excited to announce that were are transitioning the Baklava Explorer hosted by cLabs to a brand-new instance, now run by the original Blockscout team. This change brings improved performance and reliability, and acc… --- ## [Unlocking Celo in the Valora app](https://forum.celo.org/t/unlocking-celo-in-the-valora-app/6229)
**Author:** [@bm2centeno](https://forum.celo.org/u/bm2centeno)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/unlocking-celo-in-the-valora-app/6229 "2024-08-01T03:09:50Z")
Hi I need help unlocking my Celo in the Valora app. I am reaching to you because Valora “customer service” couldn’t helped me and subjects that I contact you. My Celo is lock under an a yellow circle with the letter “C… --- ## [Hard fork part 2](https://forum.celo.org/t/hard-fork-part-2/6435)
**Author:** [@baptiste-b](https://forum.celo.org/u/baptiste-b)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/hard-fork-part-2/6435 "2023-08-31T18:12:43Z")
Hello, I am syncing a full node on baklava testnet in order to test the L2 hard fork. It is mentioned that I should use an ethereum node when it will happen. Do you have more detail on this? should I add an argument … --- ## [Updating Baklava to Contract Release 8](https://forum.celo.org/t/updating-baklava-to-contract-release-8/4496)
**Author:** [@martinvol](https://forum.celo.org/u/martinvol)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/updating-baklava-to-contract-release-8/4496 "2022-10-13T21:25:47Z")
Hello Community, Alfajores is currently running the latest version of the Celo Core Contracts, Contract Release 8. Mainnet is in the process of getting CR8 at the moment. However, Baklava is currently running the versi… --- ## [Testing for something which is never disclose](https://forum.celo.org/t/testing-for-something-which-is-never-disclose/2809)
**Author:** [@desi](https://forum.celo.org/u/desi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/testing-for-something-which-is-never-disclose/2809 "2022-02-04T22:02:32Z")
hello my name is desi, how are you :slight\_smile: --- ## [About Baklava Stall Issue](https://forum.celo.org/t/about-baklava-stall-issue/2777)
**Author:** [@mariano](https://forum.celo.org/u/mariano)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/about-baklava-stall-issue/2777 "2022-02-03T12:04:54Z")
There’s a post on Security Announcements you can read on this: --- ## [Uma vez depositado um VALOR numa comunidade UBI e a chave adm perdida esse recurso se perderia ? não deveriamos buscar uma solução para casos assim?](https://forum.celo.org/t/uma-vez-depositado-um-valor-numa-comunidade-ubi-e-a-chave-adm-perdida-esse-recurso-se-perderia-nao-deveriamos-buscar-uma-solucao-para-casos-assim/1278)
**Author:** [@thiagobemestar.10](https://forum.celo.org/u/thiagobemestar.10)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/uma-vez-depositado-um-valor-numa-comunidade-ubi-e-a-chave-adm-perdida-esse-recurso-se-perderia-nao-deveriamos-buscar-uma-solucao-para-casos-assim/1278 "2021-08-21T15:38:29Z")
gostaria de saber se existe forma de recuperar uma comunidade que uma vez tenha perdido a chave adm para add as pessoas a valora não poderia conceder um codigo novo para possibilitar apenas o add a comunidade para que es… --- ## [Celo transfered not received after a week](https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-transfered-not-received-after-a-week/1021)
**Author:** [@CASHIER2000](https://forum.celo.org/u/CASHIER2000)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-transfered-not-received-after-a-week/1021 "2021-06-26T18:32:49Z")
I sent two different transaction of Celo to my gate io account. First from coinbase than a few hours laters I tried from Binance to see if the problem was with Coinbase or from CELO network. Here’s the transaction on exp… --- ## [Find a mentor / mentee for The Great Celo Stake Off](https://forum.celo.org/t/find-a-mentor-mentee-for-the-great-celo-stake-off/142)
**Author:** [@vanessa](https://forum.celo.org/u/vanessa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/find-a-mentor-mentee-for-the-great-celo-stake-off/142 "2020-01-16T21:10:51Z")
Keen to join the Stake Off but want to find others to compliment your skills? Post here with information about yourself / background, location / time zone, and what you’re looking for. :swimming\_man::bike::running\_woman… --- ## [Where i can find all config to run testnode from sources?](https://forum.celo.org/t/where-i-can-find-all-config-to-run-testnode-from-sources/405)
**Author:** [@Aleksey](https://forum.celo.org/u/Aleksey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/where-i-can-find-all-config-to-run-testnode-from-sources/405 "2020-03-21T11:14:11Z")
Hello! Please point to proper configuration ( not Docker ! ) of the network to run geth node for Baklava and Alfajores. I built sources from https://github.com/celo-org/celo-blockchain and what i need is what parameter… --- ## [FAQ for Stake Off Validators on Release Candidate and New Baklava Networks](https://forum.celo.org/t/faq-for-stake-off-validators-on-release-candidate-and-new-baklava-networks/372)
**Author:** [@jelenad](https://forum.celo.org/u/jelenad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/faq-for-stake-off-validators-on-release-candidate-and-new-baklava-networks/372 "2020-03-20T06:04:43Z")
This FAQ covers questions for participants in The Great Celo Stake Off about participating in the upcoming Celo networks – the Release Candidate 1 network which may graduate to Mainnet, and (in the coming few weeks!) the… --- ## [Who are The Great Celo Stake Off champions? And what’s coming next!](https://forum.celo.org/t/who-are-the-great-celo-stake-off-champions-and-what-s-coming-next/363)
**Author:** [@jelenad](https://forum.celo.org/u/jelenad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/who-are-the-great-celo-stake-off-champions-and-what-s-coming-next/363 "2020-02-28T19:03:55Z")
Dim the lights, stamp your feet, clink your glasses…. Stake Off Winners We’ve put the leaderboard on ice and applied the final multipliers, so you can take a look at the final standings. Congratulations to everyone! I… --- ## [Celo Gold to Dollar Exchange Rate](https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-gold-to-dollar-exchange-rate/280)
**Author:** [@ztake](https://forum.celo.org/u/ztake)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-gold-to-dollar-exchange-rate/280 "2020-02-26T19:14:02Z")
Problem: I would like to convert cUSD and cGold at the exchange rate favorable to my strategy on Baklava testnet. Solution#1: Up until today, I had to ssh into my full node/validator to find out the exchange rate betwee… --- ## [The Celo Stake Off Is Over: Chefs, It’s Time to Take Off Your Aprons!](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-celo-stake-off-is-over-chefs-it-s-time-to-take-off-your-aprons/359)
**Author:** [@jelenad](https://forum.celo.org/u/jelenad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-celo-stake-off-is-over-chefs-it-s-time-to-take-off-your-aprons/359 "2020-02-26T16:01:56Z")
Attention all Chefs, Bakers, and Validators! Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end of The Great Celo Stake Off! Over 100 teams helped the Celo protocol along this critical path towards mainnet readiness. We have le… --- ## [The Celo Stake Off: Time to Hotfix the Attestation and Election Recipes](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-celo-stake-off-time-to-hotfix-the-attestation-and-election-recipes/349)
**Author:** [@jelenad](https://forum.celo.org/u/jelenad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-celo-stake-off-time-to-hotfix-the-attestation-and-election-recipes/349 "2020-02-21T16:11:17Z")
The Attestation Service and Election recipes are due for an upgrade. This involves fixing how attestations are handled during key rotation and addressing the election bug that prevents fully revoking votes. Hotfixes are … --- ## [Next Stake Off Course: The Master Validator Challenge](https://forum.celo.org/t/next-stake-off-course-the-master-validator-challenge/322)
**Author:** [@claire](https://forum.celo.org/u/claire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/next-stake-off-course-the-master-validator-challenge/322 "2020-02-19T22:33:02Z")
The last course: “Become a Master Validator” is about to begin! It starts Monday, Feb 10th at 16:00 UTC and ends with the close of The Great Celo Stake Off on Wednesday, Feb 26th at 16:00 UTC. TL;DR things to do now: U… --- ## [The Celo Stake Off: Ready for a Bigger Kitchen? Let’s Vote!](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-celo-stake-off-ready-for-a-bigger-kitchen-let-s-vote/345)
**Author:** [@jelenad](https://forum.celo.org/u/jelenad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-celo-stake-off-ready-for-a-bigger-kitchen-let-s-vote/345 "2020-02-19T18:16:54Z")
Are you ready to grow the Celo kitchen from 100 to 120 validators? cLabs just put forward a governance proposal to do just that. Type the following command to check it out: $ celocli governance:view --proposalID=19 It’… --- ## [Important: Be careful about the ports you’re publishing](https://forum.celo.org/t/important-be-careful-about-the-ports-you-re-publishing/332)
**Author:** [@claire](https://forum.celo.org/u/claire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/important-be-careful-about-the-ports-you-re-publishing/332 "2020-02-15T00:22:09Z")
It’s been reported by the security audit team and others that some of you have exposed the Celo node RPC port (8545) to the public and this can be exploited in order to: Acquire information about the node Break it out … --- ## [Phase 3 Master Validator Challenge - How the BTU boost will work](https://forum.celo.org/t/phase-3-master-validator-challenge-how-the-btu-boost-will-work/317)
**Author:** [@claire](https://forum.celo.org/u/claire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/phase-3-master-validator-challenge-how-the-btu-boost-will-work/317 "2020-02-10T21:57:58Z")
Hi everyone, We wanted to explain the rationale behind this part of the email “Next Stake Off Course: The Master Validator Challenge” sent (February 9 2020): To clarify how the BTU boost applies in more complex setups… --- ## [Voting Bot: Details and Rollout](https://forum.celo.org/t/voting-bot-details-and-rollout/302)
**Author:** [@yerdua](https://forum.celo.org/u/yerdua)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/voting-bot-details-and-rollout/302 "2020-02-04T13:51:27Z")
Another chef will be joining the Stake Off! Please meet… the Baklava Voting Bot! With increasing engagement in TGCSO, there are more participants interested in running validators than can be elected at any one time. Thi… --- ## [Announcing Phase 3](https://forum.celo.org/t/announcing-phase-3/305)
**Author:** [@amy](https://forum.celo.org/u/amy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/announcing-phase-3/305 "2020-02-04T20:24:06Z")
The third and final phase: “Become a Master Validator” will begin at a new date: Monday, Feb 10th at 16:00 UTC end with the close of The Great Celo Stake Off at a new date, Wednesday Feb 26th 16:00 UTC. We appreciate eve… --- ## [On Collusion - A PSA](https://forum.celo.org/t/on-collusion-a-psa/288)
**Author:** [@claire](https://forum.celo.org/u/claire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/on-collusion-a-psa/288 "2020-02-03T22:31:21Z")
Hi folks - a PSA: On collusion: as per my note last week, the C Labs team has been investigating and reaching out to teams about activity that doesn’t meet the Stake Off rules. For complete clarity, the rules absolutely… --- ## [The Great Celo Stake Off: The Details](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-great-celo-stake-off-the-details/136)
**Author:** [@claire](https://forum.celo.org/u/claire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/the-great-celo-stake-off-the-details/136 "2020-02-02T23:03:35Z")
Note: If you have any questions, comments, or feedback about The Great Celo Stake Off, please add a comment here or on the Discord #stake-off channel, or if it concerns a private matter, contact the C Labs team (the “Com… --- ## [Public RPC - Baklava](https://forum.celo.org/t/public-rpc-baklava/282)
**Author:** [@ztake](https://forum.celo.org/u/ztake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/public-rpc-baklava/282 "2020-01-24T20:46:36Z")
Publicly available baklava testnet RPC, anyone could query against: https://celo.ztake.org/ --- ## [An update on the size of the validator set](https://forum.celo.org/t/an-update-on-the-size-of-the-validator-set/281)
**Author:** [@asaj](https://forum.celo.org/u/asaj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/an-update-on-the-size-of-the-validator-set/281 "2020-01-23T23:16:08Z")
Due to the high levels of participation in the stakeoff (:tada: ) and the limited number of validator slots, we’re exploring expanding the size of the validator set beyond 100 validators to allow more folks to participat… --- ## [Celo Stake Off - Rule Clarifications](https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-stake-off-rule-clarifications/277)
**Author:** [@claire](https://forum.celo.org/u/claire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-stake-off-rule-clarifications/277 "2020-01-19T17:36:23Z")
C Labs has received a number of questions around how to interpret the rules of The Great Celo Stake Off (TGCSO) and we want to clarify a few points. As a reminder, the team will disqualify Participants along with their … [Next page](https://forum.celo.org/c/testnets/baklava-testnet/16.md?page=1)