snapshot

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

Snapshot

Ki

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: 5.0.1

BLOCK	AGE	DOWNLOAD
23709100	3 hours	snapshot (246.32 MB)

Instructions

Quick setup

One liner to get moving quickly

sudo systemctl stop kid
cp $HOME/.kid/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.kid/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.kid/data
curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/kichain/kichain_23709100.tar.zst | tar -axf - -C $HOME/.kid
mv $HOME/.kid/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.kid/data/priv_validator_state.json
sudo systemctl start kid && sudo journalctl -u kid -f --no-hostname -o cat

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Stop kid and reset the data

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

Download latest snapshot

curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/kichain/kichain_23709100.tar.zst | tar -axf - -C $HOME/.kid
mv $HOME/.kid/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.kid/data/priv_validator_state.json

Restart kid and check the log

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