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# Liminal environments

Liminal offers two workspace environments—development and production, each available for their distinct purposes. Testnet is used for testing purposes, allowing developers to experiment without risking real assets. Mainnet is used to deploy into production for real-time operations with actual funds.

The environments are described as follows.

# Development environment

In the development environment, testnet is used as a blockchain network designed specifically for developers to conduct tests. It operates independently on its own blockchain, and its assets have no real monetary value. This makes it an ideal environment for experimenting with integration workflows and performing other operations as in the production environment, but without paying  real-world fees.

In the Liminal development environment, testnet provides a deployed environment for executing test operations.

## Testnet faucets

Testnet faucets in blockchain are tools that give developers free test tokens for development environments, allowing them to test applications and transactions without risking real funds. These tokens mimic real cryptocurrency but hold no actual value, making them ideal for safe testing and debugging on blockchain platforms. You can use the faucets outlined in the [Testnet faucets](https://docs.lmnl.app/v2/reference/testnet-faucets-1) document.

# Production environment

In the production environment, mainnet is used as a fully operational blockchain network where cryptocurrency transactions are broadcast, confirmed, and recorded in real time. All assets on mainnet hold real-world monetary value. You use native assets to make transactions and pay network fees.

In the Liminal production environment, mainnet provides a deployed environment for executing real-world financial operations.

# Supported chains and tokens

Both environments support native coins of the chains listed in the [Liminal supported chains](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/liminal-supported-chains) document. Both environments support the following chains for tokens. Select a chain to view all supported tokens.

## Development environment (testnet)

* [Cardano](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/ada-tokens)
* [Ethereum](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/eth-token-1)
* [Solana](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/solana-tokens)
* [Tron](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/tron-tokens)

> 📘 Note:
>
> * You can test workflow for Polygon chain using mainnet faucets in the development environment.

## Production environment (mainnet)

* [Arbitrum](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/arbitrum)
* [Avalanche](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/avalanche)
* [Base](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/base)
* [Binance Smart Chain](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/bsc-tokens)
* [Cardano](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/ada-tokens)
* [Ethereum](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/eth-token-1)
* [Optimism](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/optimism)
* [Polygon](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/polygon-tokens)
* [Solana](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/solana-tokens)
* [Telos](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/telos)
* [Tron](https://docs.lmnl.app/reference/tron-tokens)

# Self-custody organisation

The following table illustrates the list of attributes pertaining to different environments for a self-custody organisation.

| Feature              | Development                                | Production                                                                       |
| :------------------- | :----------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Console URL          | <https://dev.lmnl.app>                     | <https://vaults.lmnl.app>                                                        |
| API URL              | <https://api-sdk.lmnl.dev/>                | <http://elasticip:8081/>                                                         |
| Purpose              | To test and debug new features             | To provide live environment where the application is accessible to end customers |
| Assets               | Test assets                                | Real assets                                                                      |
| Mobile Access        | Vaults mobile dev app to sign transactions | Vaults mobile app to sign transactions                                           |
| Liminal Express APIs | Full support                               | Full support                                                                     |
| Exchange integration | Not supported                              | Supported                                                                        |