snapshot

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

Snapshot

celestia

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: v1.7.0

BLOCK	AGE	DOWNLOAD
1571786	2 hours	snapshot (2.36 GB)

Instructions

Quick setup

One liner to get moving quickly

sudo systemctl stop celestia-appd
cp .celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json .celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf .celestia-app/data
curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/testnet-snapshots/celestia/celestia_1571786.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C .celestia-app
mv .celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup .celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json
sudo systemctl start celestia-appd && sudo journalctl -u celestia-appd -f --no-hostname -o cat

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Stop celestia-appd and reset the data

sudo systemctl stop celestia-appd
cp .celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json .celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf .celestia-app/data

Download latest snapshot

curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/testnet-snapshots/celestia/celestia_1571786.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C .celestia-app
mv .celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup .celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json

Restart celestia-appd and check the log

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