Choose your network

Vana supports building on two networks. Your app code is identical on both — you pick the network with one setting, and the SDK resolves the right chain, contracts, and escrow for you.

	Moksha (testnet)	Mainnet
Use it for	Development and testing	Your live app
Chain ID	`14800`	`1480`
Block explorer	`moksha.vanascan.io`	`vanascan.io`
Vana Account (app identity + escrow)	`account.vana.org/developers`, Protocol network: Testnet	`account.vana.org/developers`, Protocol network: Mainnet
Vana app (test users connect data)	`app.vana.org/sources`, network set to Testnet	`app.vana.org/sources`, network set to Mainnet
Fee asset for paid reads	native VANA	USDC.e
How to get funds	Faucet — free, 10 VANA per address per 24h	Bridge USDC.e in — see Fund escrow

Testnet and mainnet data do not mix. A grant approved on testnet cannot be read on mainnet, and escrow balances are separate per network. Use the same network on your app (VANA_NETWORK) and in the Vana app your test user signs into.

Switch networks

One environment variable selects the network in both the example app and the SDK:

VANA_ENV=production
VANA_NETWORK=moksha   # development and testing
# VANA_NETWORK=mainnet  # your live app

VANA_ENV stays production in both cases — it selects the Vana product stack, while VANA_NETWORK selects the chain. In SDK code, the same choice is the network option:

const vana = createDirectDataController({
  env: "production",
  network: "moksha", // or "mainnet"
  // ...
});

When you move an app from testnet to mainnet: switch VANA_NETWORK, register your app identity on mainnet (same flow, Protocol network: Mainnet), and fund mainnet escrow. Nothing else changes.

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