<p>To anyone who may need a similar setup, I got this working after many trials. From my local cardano node, I copied the contents of the db directory into the <code>chain</code> directory of the Daedalus wallet.
I then updated the configuration file <code>topology.yaml</code> to use <code>localhost</code> in the addr parameter.</p>
<p>It works and I can receive tAda from the  testnet faucet.</p>

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Skelli
<p>Daedalus is a full node itself, this mean that he doesn't connect to an external node to sync the blockchain.</p>
<p>As the <a href="https://daedaluswallet.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">official website</a> says:
<em>&quot;Daedalus is a full node wallet. This means that unlike light wallets (e.g.Yoroi, Adalite etc.) Daedalus downloads a full copy of the Cardano blockchain and independently validates every transaction in its history.&quot;</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cardano/comments/l1tcgx/how_daedalus_works_can_i_connect_it_to_my_running/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> I found a Reddit Link where a similar question was made.</p>

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Well true, Daedalus is a full node, but on a fresh install ,it needs to connect to the Cardano network to sync to the latest blocks. What I was trying is to get it to use my local node which has already synced.
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<p>I have set up a Cardano development environment and build a node which is fully synced to the testnet network.
How can I make my Daedalus wallet use/point to that local testnet node instead of synching again to the online/main testnet?</p>

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Sync Daedalus with a local testnet node
# Sync Daedalus with a local testnet node

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-20)

I have set up a Cardano development environment and build a node which is fully synced to the testnet network.
How can I make my Daedalus wallet use/point to that local testnet node instead of synching again to the online/main testnet?

**Tags:** daedalus, testnet, node

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2021-11-21. Score: 2

To anyone who may need a similar setup, I got this working after many trials. From my local cardano node, I copied the contents of the db directory into the `chain` directory of the Daedalus wallet.
I then updated the configuration file `topology.yaml` to use `localhost` in the addr parameter.

It works and I can receive tAda from the testnet faucet.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-11-21. Score: 0

Daedalus is a full node itself, this mean that he doesn't connect to an external node to sync the blockchain.

As the [official website](https://daedaluswallet.io/) says:
*"Daedalus is a full node wallet. This means that unlike light wallets (e.g.Yoroi, Adalite etc.) Daedalus downloads a full copy of the Cardano blockchain and independently validates every transaction in its history."*

[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/cardano/comments/l1tcgx/how_daedalus_works_can_i_connect_it_to_my_running/) I found a Reddit Link where a similar question was made.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Well true, Daedalus is a full node, but on a fresh install ,it needs to connect to the Cardano network to sync to the latest blocks. What I was trying is to get it to use my local node which has already synced.  

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