snapshot

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

Snapshot

provider

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: v21.0.0-rc1

BLOCK	AGE	DOWNLOAD
9284086	7 hours	snapshot (2.23 GB)

Instructions

Quick setup

One liner to get moving quickly

sudo systemctl stop gaiad
cp .gaia/data/priv_validator_state.json .gaia/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf .gaia/data
curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/testnet-snapshots/provider/provider_9284086.tar.zst | tar -axf - -C .gaia
mv .gaia/priv_validator_state.json.backup .gaia/data/priv_validator_state.json
sudo systemctl start gaiad && sudo journalctl -u gaiad -f --no-hostname -o cat

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Stop gaiad and reset the data

sudo systemctl stop gaiad
cp .gaia/data/priv_validator_state.json .gaia/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf .gaia/data

Download latest snapshot

curl -L https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/testnet-snapshots/provider/provider_9284086.tar.zst | tar -axf - -C .gaia
mv .gaia/priv_validator_state.json.backup .gaia/data/priv_validator_state.json

Restart gaiad and check the log

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