diff --git a/pubky-homeserver/src/config.rs b/pubky-homeserver/src/config.rs
index 25fbc66..22686cf 100644
--- a/pubky-homeserver/src/config.rs
+++ b/pubky-homeserver/src/config.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// Defaults to a directory in the OS data directory
     storage: Option<PathBuf>,
     keypair: Keypair,
+
+    dht_request_timeout: Option<Duration>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ impl Config {
             storage,
             port: Some(15411),
             keypair: Keypair::from_secret_key(&[0_u8; 32]),
+            dht_request_timeout: Some(Duration::from_millis(10)),
             ..Default::default()
         }
     }
@@ -101,6 +104,10 @@ impl Config {
     pub fn keypair(&self) -> &Keypair {
         &self.keypair
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn dht_request_timeout(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.dht_request_timeout
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -111,6 +118,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             domain: "localhost".to_string(),
             storage: None,
             keypair: Keypair::random(),
+            dht_request_timeout: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/pubky-homeserver/src/server.rs b/pubky-homeserver/src/server.rs
index 9837ed9..2863317 100644
--- a/pubky-homeserver/src/server.rs
+++ b/pubky-homeserver/src/server.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ impl Homeserver {
         let pkarr_client = PkarrClient::new(Settings {
             dht: DhtSettings {
                 bootstrap: config.bootstsrap(),
+                request_timeout: config.dht_request_timeout(),
                 ..Default::default()
             },
             ..Default::default()
diff --git a/pubky/pkg/package.json b/pubky/pkg/package.json
index 0c66d29..ad5c858 100644
--- a/pubky/pkg/package.json
+++ b/pubky/pkg/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@synonymdev/pubky",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Pubky client",
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/pubky/pkg/test/auth.js b/pubky/pkg/test/auth.js
index cd54e06..d738c99 100644
--- a/pubky/pkg/test/auth.js
+++ b/pubky/pkg/test/auth.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import test from 'tape'
 import { PubkyClient, Keypair, PublicKey } from '../index.js'
 
 test('auth', async (t) => {
-  const client = new PubkyClient().setPkarrRelays(["http://localhost:15411/pkarr"])
+  const client = PubkyClient.testnet();
 
   const keypair = Keypair.random()
   const publicKey = keypair.public_key()
diff --git a/pubky/pkg/test/public.js b/pubky/pkg/test/public.js
index ddf02a4..624f7dc 100644
--- a/pubky/pkg/test/public.js
+++ b/pubky/pkg/test/public.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import test from 'tape'
 import { PubkyClient, Keypair, PublicKey } from '../index.js'
 
 test('public: put/get', async (t) => {
-  const client = new PubkyClient().setPkarrRelays(["http://localhost:15411/pkarr"])
+  const client = PubkyClient.testnet();
 
   const keypair = Keypair.random();
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test('public: put/get', async (t) => {
 
   // GET public data without signup or signin
   {
-    const client = new PubkyClient().setPkarrRelays(["http://localhost:15411/pkarr"])
+    const client = PubkyClient.testnet();
 
     let response = await client.get(publicKey, "/pub/example.com/arbitrary");
 
diff --git a/pubky/src/wasm.rs b/pubky/src/wasm.rs
index b04de3b..d22a6ed 100644
--- a/pubky/src/wasm.rs
+++ b/pubky/src/wasm.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ impl Default for PubkyClient {
 }
 
 static DEFAULT_RELAYS: [&str; 1] = ["https://relay.pkarr.org"];
+static TESTNET_RELAYS: [&str; 1] = ["http://localhost:15411/pkarr"];
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 impl PubkyClient {
@@ -37,7 +38,18 @@ impl PubkyClient {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Set the relays used for publishing and resolving Pkarr packets.
+    /// Create a client with with configurations appropriate for local testing:
+    /// - set Pkarr relays to `["http://localhost:15411/pkarr"]` instead of default relay.
+    #[wasm_bindgen]
+    pub fn testnet() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            http: reqwest::Client::builder().build().unwrap(),
+            session_cookies: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashSet::new())),
+            pkarr_relays: TESTNET_RELAYS.into_iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Set Pkarr relays used for publishing and resolving Pkarr packets.
     ///
     /// By default, [PubkyClient] will use `["https://relay.pkarr.org"]`
     #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = "setPkarrRelays")]
@@ -51,6 +63,7 @@ impl PubkyClient {
         self
     }
 
+    // Read the set of pkarr relays used by this client.
     #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = "getPkarrRelays")]
     pub fn get_pkarr_relays(&self) -> Vec<JsValue> {
         self.pkarr_relays