Register in a test environment
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When the new MN passes the basic compliance tests performed by the `Member Node
Check`_ service, it becomes necessary to test the MN in various real-world
production scenarios. For this purpose, DataONE maintains several infrastructure
environments.

The procedure for registering a MN in one of the test environments is the same
as for the production environment. First, consult the overview of :doc:`DataONE
infrastructure environments <environments>` to determine which environment is
appropriate for the stage of completion in which the MN is currently in. Then
follow the steps in the :doc:`registration` document to register the node in
that environment.

.. _`Member Node Check`: http://mncheck.test.dataone.org:8080/d1_web_test_site-v1/list