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 11:30 UTC
| Pruning | Indexer | Version Tag |
|---|---|---|
| 100/0/19 | null | v0.7.2 |
| Block | Age | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1055266 | 9 minutes | snapshot (1.65 GB) |
Stop the service and reset the data
sudo systemctl stop babylond
cp $HOME/.babylond/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.babylond/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.babylond/data
Download latest snapshot
curl -L https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/babylon-testnet/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.babylond
mv $HOME/.babylond/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.babylond/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start babylond && sudo journalctl -u babylond -f --no-hostname -o cat