Sia needs a test network
FEATURE REQUEST
Description of Request Sia needs a test network so developers can more easily build application and service integrations.
Reason or Need for Feature Sia-Ant-Farm has several limitations and is not very reliable. It also doesn't offer real-world insights of performance.
Design / Proposal Make some changes to siad/siac that allow it to run on a test network. I assume this will also require the generation of a new genesis block specifically for test network.
I am willing to help build out Docker images for the test network, allowing others to easily run nodes. I'm also willing to help host a bootstrap node or two and possibly develop a Sia testcoin faucet so others can easily get test coins.