snapshot

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

Snapshot

Carbon

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: v2.38.1

BLOCK	AGE	DOWNLOAD
57062055	50 hours	snapshot (309.71 MB)

Instructions

Quick setup

One liner to get moving quickly

sudo systemctl stop carbond
cp $HOME/.carbon/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.carbon/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.carbon/data
curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/carbon/carbon_57062055.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.carbon
mv $HOME/.carbon/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.carbon/data/priv_validator_state.json
sudo systemctl start carbond && sudo journalctl -u carbond -f --no-hostname -o cat

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Stop carbond and reset the data

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

Download latest snapshot

curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/carbon/carbon_57062055.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.carbon
mv $HOME/.carbon/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.carbon/data/priv_validator_state.json

Restart carbond and check the log

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