snapshot

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

Snapshot

Lava

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: v3.1.0

BLOCK	AGE	DOWNLOAD
1713950	5 hours	snapshot (691.42 MB)

Instructions

Quick setup

One liner to get moving quickly

sudo systemctl stop lavad
cp $HOME/.lava/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.lava/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.lava/data
curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/lava/lava_1713950.tar.lz4 | tar -axf - -C $HOME/.lava
mv $HOME/.lava/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.lava/data/priv_validator_state.json
sudo systemctl start lavad && sudo journalctl -u lavad -f --no-hostname -o cat

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Stop lavad and reset the data

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

Download latest snapshot

curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/lava/lava_1713950.tar.lz4 | tar -axf - -C $HOME/.lava
mv $HOME/.lava/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.lava/data/priv_validator_state.json

Restart lavad and check the log

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