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 00:30 UTC
Pruning | Indexer | Version Tag |
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100/0/19 | null |
Block | Age | Download |
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snapshot () with sha256sum undef |
Stop the service
sudo systemctl stop nillion-testnet.service
Reset the data and save validator state
cp $HOME/.nillionapp/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.nillionapp/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.nillionapp/data
Download latest snapshot and recover validator state
curl -L | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.nillionapp
mv $HOME/.nillionapp/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.nillionapp/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start nillion-testnet.service && sudo journalctl -fu nillion-testnet.service -o cat