# Set Up a Local Devnet

A local Cronos Devnet lets you run the chain on your machine for your testing and development. 

We provide two approaches - choose the setup that fits your use case: 

<table><thead><tr><th width="128.87841796875"></th><th width="293.791748046875">Single-Node Devnet</th><th>Multi-Validator Devnet</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Tooling</td><td>Bash script</td><td>Pystarport</td></tr><tr><td>Best for</td><td>EVM development, quick local testing</td><td>Consensus testing, multi-node scenarios</td></tr><tr><td>Guide</td><td><a href="set-up-a-local-devnet/single-node-devnet">Set up Single-Node Devnet</a></td><td><a href="set-up-a-local-devnet/multi-validator-devnet">Set up Multi-validator Devnet</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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