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 00:45 UTC
| Pruning | Indexer | Version Tag |
|---|---|---|
| 100/0/19 | null | v430 |
| Block | Age | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 11455948 | 4 hours | snapshot (6.29 GB) with sha256sum 20823c |
Stop the service
sudo systemctl stop jackal-testnet.service
Reset the data and save validator state
cp $HOME/.canine/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.canine/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.canine/data
Download latest snapshot and recover validator state
curl -L https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/jackal-testnet/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.canine
mv $HOME/.canine/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.canine/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start jackal-testnet.service && sudo journalctl -fu jackal-testnet.service -o cat