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 04:45 UTC
| Pruning | Indexer | Version Tag |
|---|---|---|
| 100/0/19 | null | v21 |
| Block | Age | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 23605393 | 6 hours | snapshot (61.6 GB) with sha256sum 725438 |
Stop the service
sudo systemctl stop cosmoshub.service
Reset the data and save validator state
cp $HOME/.gaia/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.gaia/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.gaia/data
Download latest snapshot and recover validator state
curl -L https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/cosmoshub/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.gaia
mv $HOME/.gaia/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.gaia/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start cosmoshub.service && sudo journalctl -fu cosmoshub.service -o cat