diff --git a/public/assets/my.js b/public/assets/my.js
index 5cf1b21..899dede 100644
--- a/public/assets/my.js
+++ b/public/assets/my.js
@@ -1416,12 +1416,14 @@
     await render();
   }));
   if ($('faucetBtn')) $('faucetBtn').addEventListener('click', busy($('faucetBtn'), async () => {
-    IAP.status('Connect your wallet to receive test POL…');
+    IAP.status('Connect your wallet first…');
     const addr = await IAPWallet.connect();
-    const r = await api('/api/my/faucet', { address: addr });
-    const pol = (Number(BigInt(r.balanceWei) / (10n ** 15n)) / 1000).toFixed(3);
-    $('faucetInfo').textContent = 'Funded — balance ' + pol + ' test-POL. Head to Buy packages.';
-    IAP.status('Your wallet now holds test POL. Go buy a package.', 'ok');
+    let copied = false;
+    try { await navigator.clipboard.writeText(addr); copied = true; } catch (e) {}
+    window.open('https://faucet.polygon.technology/', '_blank', 'noopener');
+    $('faucetInfo').innerHTML = 'Your address <span class="mono">' + addr.slice(0, 8) + '…' + addr.slice(-6) + '</span>'
+      + (copied ? ' is copied' : '') + '. On the faucet, choose <b>Polygon Amoy</b>, paste your address, and request POL. Then come back and buy.';
+    IAP.status('Faucet opened in a new tab. Choose Polygon Amoy, paste your address, and request test POL.', 'ok');
   }));
   $('activateBtn').addEventListener('click', busy($('activateBtn'), async () => {
     const me = await (await fetch('/api/me')).json();
diff --git a/public/my.html b/public/my.html
index d47fddd..28196a2 100644
--- a/public/my.html
+++ b/public/my.html
@@ -639,10 +639,10 @@
       <div class="pane" id="pane-wallet" hidden>
         <div class="card" id="faucetCard" hidden>
           <h3>Get test POL</h3>
-          <p class="muted small">This is the rehearsal chain, so purchases use valueless <b>test POL</b>, not real money.
-            Tap below to top your connected wallet up to 10 test-POL, then buy a package and watch the payouts
-            move on the live ledger exactly like the real chain will.</p>
-          <p><button class="btn" id="faucetBtn" type="button">Get test POL</button>
+          <p class="muted small">This is the Polygon <b>Amoy testnet</b>, so purchases use valueless <b>test POL</b>, not real money.
+            Grab free test POL for your connected wallet from the Amoy faucet, then buy a package and watch the payouts
+            move on the live ledger exactly like mainnet will.</p>
+          <p><button class="btn" id="faucetBtn" type="button">Get free test POL</button>
              <span class="small muted" id="faucetInfo"></span></p>
         </div>
         <div class="grid c2">
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
 </div>
 <script src="/assets/common.js?v=20260908c"></script>
 <script src="/assets/wallet.js?v=20260908b"></script>
-<script src="/assets/my.js?v=20260908h"></script>
+<script src="/assets/my.js?v=20260908i"></script>
 <script src="/assets/chat.js?v=20260907l"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 242c1a9..48c3121 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -778,17 +778,11 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       const b = await readBody(req);
       const addr = String(b.address || '').trim().toLowerCase();
       if (!/^0x[0-9a-f]{40}$/.test(addr)) return json(res, 400, { error: 'Connect your wallet first.' });
-      const now = Date.now(), last = faucetHits.get(addr) || 0;
-      if (now - last < 120000) return json(res, 429, { error: 'Just topped up. Give it a minute, then try again.' });
-      try {
-        const balHex = await chain.rpc('eth_getBalance', [addr, 'latest']);
-        const bal = BigInt(balHex || '0x0');
-        const target = 10n * (10n ** 18n); // 10 test-POL
-        if (bal < 5n * (10n ** 18n)) await chain.rpc('anvil_setBalance', [addr, '0x' + target.toString(16)]);
-        faucetHits.set(addr, now);
-        const nb = await chain.rpc('eth_getBalance', [addr, 'latest']);
-        return json(res, 200, { ok: true, balanceWei: BigInt(nb || '0x0').toString() });
-      } catch (e) { return json(res, 502, { error: 'Faucet is unavailable right now.' }); }
+      // Amoy is a public testnet: testers fund their own connected wallet from
+      // the public Amoy faucet (no server-minted balance). We just echo the
+      // address + faucet link; the client copies the address and opens it.
+      let balHex = '0x0'; try { balHex = await chain.rpc('eth_getBalance', [addr, 'latest']); } catch (e) {}
+      return json(res, 200, { ok: true, faucetUrl: 'https://faucet.polygon.technology/', address: addr, balanceWei: BigInt(balHex || '0x0').toString() });
     }
     // -- report an ad (auto-approved ads need a safety valve): store + notify admin
     if (p === '/api/report-ad' && req.method === 'POST') {