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# Mainnet vs devnet

Inferra runs on two Solana networks from the same codebase.

**Mainnet** is the real marketplace. Rentals and provider bonds settle in USDC, the protocol fee is 2%, and everything you pay is real money moving through the on-chain escrow.

**Devnet** is a sandbox. It runs the full experience, renting a machine, taking delivery over SSH, listing capacity as a provider, but with sandbox tokens instead of real funds, so you can try the whole flow before touching real money.

<table data-search="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th>Mainnet</th><th>Devnet sandbox</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Settles in</td><td>USDC</td><td>Sandbox tokens</td></tr><tr><td>Rental fee</td><td>2%</td><td>Lower, for the sandbox</td></tr><tr><td>Purpose</td><td>Real rentals</td><td>Try it out</td></tr></tbody></table>

The marketplace, the escrow, and the delivery of a real machine work the same way on both. The difference is the network and whether the money is real.


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