snapshot

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

Snapshot

Galactica

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: v0.1.2

BLOCK	AGE	DOWNLOAD
	27 hours	snapshot (1.63 GB)

Instructions

Quick setup

One liner to get moving quickly

sudo systemctl stop galacticad
cp .galactica/data/priv_validator_state.json .galactica/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf .galactica/data
curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/testnet-snapshots/galactica/galactica_.tar.lz4 | tar -axf - -C .galactica
mv .galactica/priv_validator_state.json.backup .galactica/data/priv_validator_state.json
sudo systemctl start galacticad && sudo journalctl -u galacticad -f --no-hostname -o cat

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Stop galacticad and reset the data

sudo systemctl stop galacticad
cp .galactica/data/priv_validator_state.json .galactica/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf .galactica/data

Download latest snapshot

curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/testnet-snapshots/galactica/galactica_.tar.lz4 | tar -axf - -C .galactica
mv .galactica/priv_validator_state.json.backup .galactica/data/priv_validator_state.json

Restart galacticad and check the log

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