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This documentation is actively being developed and may change frequently.

Introduction

Kurtosis Devnet is a development and testing environment for Optimism devnets, providing a local development setup for testing and validating L2 functionality. This environment is built around Kurtosis, adding convenience features for dev-oriented features.

Getting Started

To use Kurtosis Devnet, you'll need:

  1. A Docker daemon (Docker Desktop or any drop-in replacement)
  2. Kurtosis installed on your system

Detailed setup instructions and usage examples can be found in the following chapters of this documentation.

Use Cases

The Kurtosis DevNet is particularly useful for:

  • Protocol developers working on Optimism
  • Smart contract developers testing L2 functionality
  • Engineers validating cross-chain interactions

This documentation will guide you through setting up, using, and extending Kurtosis Devnet for your development needs.