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 |
|---|---|---|
| 100/0/19 | null | v4 |
| Block | Age | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1097099 | 4 hours | snapshot (3.5 GB) with sha256sum ada64b |
Stop the service and reset the data
sudo systemctl stop soarchain.service
cp $HOME/.soarchain/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.soarchain/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.soarchain/data
Download latest snapshot
curl -L https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/soarchain-testnet/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.soarchain
mv $HOME/.soarchain/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.soarchain/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start soarchain.service && sudo journalctl -u soarchain.service -f --no-hostname -o cat