Faucet

While Giraffe strives to be money-free, there still needs to be a currency in order for the protocol to function. Obtaining testnet tokens is generally done through a "faucet".

There are many approaches to faucet implementation, and most of them involve a centralized backend to keep track of deposits and impose rate limiting.

Giraffe is trying something different. Anyone with a GitHub account can use the faucet by following these steps:

1. Get your address
   • Open the Giraffe Wallet app
   • Create a new wallet
   • Copy your address
2. Click the ⭐ Star button on the Giraffe repository
3. Create a new public Gist
   • Gist description...: Leave empty
   • Filename including extension...: {address}.giraffe_faucet
     • Don't include the curly braces {}
     • Example: a_86eTia5YDjNxE6fc917aJB6VsttYzepbve8TJghkuZPE.giraffe_faucet
   • Contents: Anything
   • Example
4. Done! Periodically, the faucet will run in the background and deposit funds at your address.

Implementation

Everything runs through GitHub.

• View the workflow status here.
• View the code here.