Testnet only. Nocturnal has not launched. Coins on this network have no value and the chain will be reset. The code is unaudited, and the planned launch includes a 50% genesis premine held by the founder. Read the whitepaper before doing anything else.

Downloads

Everything is built from source you can read. Binaries are published on GitHub Releases with checksums.

Testnet only. Coins obtained with these tools have no value and the chain will be reset before mainnet. Do not buy NOCT from anyone: there is nothing to buy, and anyone selling it is defrauding you.

Releases

Builds and checksums are published on GitHub. Verify the checksum before running anything that will touch your keys.

GitHub Releases Browse the source

v0.1.0-testnet — Windows and Linux command-line tools, and a Windows desktop wallet installer.

The checksum proves the file arrived intact. It does not prove the binary matches the source: these builds are not reproducible yet, so you are trusting the author that they correspond to the tag. If that bothers you, build from source — it is the correct instinct. The Windows binaries are not code-signed, so SmartScreen will warn you.

Build from source

Rust is pinned to 1.82. The randomx feature needs cmake and a C++ toolchain.

git clone https://github.com/adamanto75/nocturnal
cd nocturnal/noct

cargo test --workspace                                # 297 tests
cargo build --release -p noct-wallet --bins           # noct-cli, noct-walletd
cargo build --release -p noct-node --features randomx # noctd, real PoW

Without --features randomx, noctd builds with a Keccak placeholder proof of work and cannot validate the real chain. It will reject every block. To sync a live network you need the RandomX build.

Run a testnet node

noctd --network testnet --data-dir ~/.noct-testnet
noct-cli new --network testnet --wallet testnet.key
noct-miner --address <YOUR_TESTNET_ADDRESS> --node 127.0.0.1:19334

The node RPC is an administrative interface: it can start mining and submit blocks. Keep it on loopback, or set a token and serve it over TLS. noctd refuses to start with an unauthenticated RPC bound to a non-loopback address.

Back up your seed phrase

A new wallet prints a 24-word phrase. It is the only way to recover the key. Write it down offline. Anyone holding it holds the coins.