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 | v20 |
Block | Age | Download |
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22517122 | 4 hours | snapshot (40.63 GB) with sha256sum b0d155 |
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