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 6 hours starting at 05:15 UTC
Pruning | Indexer | Version Tag |
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100/0/19 | null | wakeandbake |
Block | Age | Download |
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10443371 | 1 hours | snapshot (0.8 GB) |
Stop the service and reset the data
sudo systemctl stop bcnad
cp $HOME/.bcna/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.bcna/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.bcna/data
Download latest snapshot
curl -L https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/bitcanna/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.bcna
mv $HOME/.bcna/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.bcna/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start bcnad && sudo journalctl -u bcnad -f --no-hostname -o cat