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 08:30 UTC
| Pruning | Indexer | Version Tag |
|---|---|---|
| 100/0/19 | null | v0.11.0 |
| Block | Age | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 2872518 | 4 hours | snapshot (1.17 GB) |
Stop the service and reset the data
sudo systemctl stop elysd
cp $HOME/.elys/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.elys/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.elys/data
Download latest snapshot
curl -L https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/elys-testnet/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.elys
mv $HOME/.elys/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.elys/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start elysd && sudo journalctl -u elysd -f --no-hostname -o cat