Our ultimate goals for the Closed Alpha Testnet are:

to enable non-technical users to install a Holo Hosting OS Virtual Machine Image on their computers, such that they can configure and run Holo Hosting Devices; and to provide a Holo test network capable of serving Holochain distributed apps over the Internet.

There are many other technical deliverables in the Alpha Testnet that make up the inner workings of the Holo platform. This post is by no means an exhaustive list of functionality or testing involved in Closed Alpha. We’ll be preparing metrics and reporting for our Testnets, and eventually, for Mainnet, which will help in visualizing the number of nodes and transactions on the network, as well as other aspects of performance.

Holo & Upcoming Milestones

We are excited about all that is coming together for this Closed Alpha Testnet. Throughout the next month, we will be monitoring the testing and feedback from Closed Alpha and based on those results, we will share our expectations of how it will go moving forward with the future Milestones outlined below.

We know HoloPorts are an important milestone for many in our community, especially our IGG backers. As the HoloPorts go through the steps to final assembly before being placed on ships to the distribution centers, the majority of our team is focused on what it will take to ensure a great experience for HoloPort owners when they arrive into the world. Thorough testing of the components listed above — of which an individual bullet is often the entire business in other blockchain projects — is what it will take for the HoloPorts to deliver on the vision and value we believe is coming soon.

Upcoming Holo milestones include:

HoloPorts shipped to Distributors and then End-Users

Holo Open Alpha Testnet

Holo Full Feature Testnet

Holo Beta Mainnet

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey. We are so appreciative of the questions, participation, enthusiasm, and support you’ve provided. We are excited to be stepping into this Closed Alpha Testnet with you! Some Rights Reserved.

Holo Executive Director, Mary Camacho