<p>You have the best instruction here <a href="https://gist.github.com/mikekeke/883d56c38e0237444ac98ae5257e174f" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://gist.github.com/mikekeke/883d56c38e0237444ac98ae5257e174f</a></p>
<p>Also after the setup on the above link, you can use this starter project generated from the Plutus starter template just updated to work with PAB on testnet <a href="https://github.com/invictusappscom/plutus-starter-pab-testnet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/invictusappscom/plutus-starter-pab-testnet</a> Here main differences from <a href="https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-starter" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-starter</a> are that dependencies are updated and it is added <code>plutus-pab.yaml</code> configuration file. Also here instead of simulator it is using the real PAB <a href="https://github.com/invictusappscom/plutus-starter-pab-testnet/blob/main/pab/Main.hs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/invictusappscom/plutus-starter-pab-testnet/blob/main/pab/Main.hs</a></p>
<p>Another useful resources:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps/blob/main/plutus-pab/ARCHITECTURE.adoc" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps/blob/main/plutus-pab/ARCHITECTURE.adoc</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps/tree/main/plutus-pab/test-node" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps/tree/main/plutus-pab/test-node</a></li>
</ul>

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2022-01-15T13:35:47.853Z
Do I have to run a full node to run the PAB in the testnet?
Mateus
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Yes, you need to have a running testnet node. Also, wallet server and chain-index connected to the node.
zarej
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zarej
<p>Does anyone know and want to share any information on how to connect PAB to public testnet (not simulator) or mainnet? Are there any examples/tutorials for it?</p>

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PAB connection to public testnet or mainnet (Example/Tutorial)
# PAB connection to public testnet or mainnet (Example/Tutorial)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-16)

Does anyone know and want to share any information on how to connect PAB to public testnet (not simulator) or mainnet? Are there any examples/tutorials for it?

**Tags:** plutus, testnet, pab, plutus-pab, mainnet

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-18. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

You have the best instruction here <https://gist.github.com/mikekeke/883d56c38e0237444ac98ae5257e174f>

Also after the setup on the above link, you can use this starter project generated from the Plutus starter template just updated to work with PAB on testnet <https://github.com/invictusappscom/plutus-starter-pab-testnet> Here main differences from <https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-starter> are that dependencies are updated and it is added `plutus-pab.yaml` configuration file. Also here instead of simulator it is using the real PAB <https://github.com/invictusappscom/plutus-starter-pab-testnet/blob/main/pab/Main.hs>

Another useful resources:

* <https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps/blob/main/plutus-pab/ARCHITECTURE.adoc>
* <https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps/tree/main/plutus-pab/test-node>

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Do I have to run a full node to run the PAB in the testnet?  
> **username_1**: Yes, you need to have a running testnet node. Also, wallet server and chain-index connected to the node.  

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