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 04:00 UTC
| Pruning | Indexer | Version Tag |
|---|---|---|
| 100/0/19 | null | v0.9.0 |
| Block | Age | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 242838 | 4 hours | snapshot (1.22 GB) with sha256sum 8a9a6b |
Stop the service
sudo systemctl stop side-testnet.service
Reset the data and save validator state
cp $HOME/.side/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.side/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.side/data
Download latest snapshot and recover validator state
curl -L https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/side-testnet/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.side
mv $HOME/.side/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.side/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start side-testnet.service && sudo journalctl -fu side-testnet.service -o cat