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 00:15 UTC
| Pruning | Indexer | Version Tag |
|---|---|---|
| 100/0/19 | null | union-testnet |
| Block | Age | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1057381 | 3 hours | snapshot (20.79 GB) with sha256sum 020a6a |
Stop the service and reset the data
sudo systemctl stop union.service
cp $HOME/.union/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.union/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.union/data
Download latest snapshot
curl -L https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/union-testnet/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.union
mv $HOME/.union/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.union/data/priv_validator_state.json
Restart the service and check the log
sudo systemctl start union.service && sudo journalctl -u union.service -f --no-hostname -o cat