snapshot

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description: Catch the latest block faster by using our daily snapshots.

Snapshot

BitSong

Snapshots allows a new node to join the network by recovering application state from a backup file. Snapshot contains compressed copy of chain data directory. To keep backup files as small as plausible, snapshot server is periodically beeing state-synced.

Snapshots are taken automatically every 12 hours

pruning: 107/0/13 | indexer: null | version tag: v0.15.0

BLOCK	AGE	DOWNLOAD
16891467	9 hours	snapshot (462.03 MB)

Instructions

Quick setup

One liner to get moving quickly

sudo systemctl stop bitsongd
cp $HOME/.bitsongd/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.bitsongd/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.bitsongd/data
curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/bitsong/bitsong_16891467.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.bitsongd
mv $HOME/.bitsongd/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.bitsongd/data/priv_validator_state.json
sudo systemctl start bitsongd && sudo journalctl -u bitsongd -f --no-hostname -o cat

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Stop bitsongd and reset the data

sudo systemctl stop bitsongd
cp $HOME/.bitsongd/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.bitsongd/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.bitsongd/data

Download latest snapshot

curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/bitsong/bitsong_16891467.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.bitsongd
mv $HOME/.bitsongd/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.bitsongd/data/priv_validator_state.json

Restart bitsongd and check the log

sudo systemctl start bitsongd && sudo journalctl -u bitsongd -f --no-hostname -o cat