Snapshot

When a new node joins a network, it can use a snapshot — a compressed backup of the chain's data — to quickly synchronize with the current state. Snapshots expedite the process, reducing the need to download and verify every transaction from the beginning.

📘How to Use

Click on any snapshot to paste it into the code block.

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Snapshots are taken every 6 hours.

sudo systemctl stop celestia-appd

# make a backup
cp $HOME/.celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup

# reset your node and download a snapshot
celestia-appd tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $HOME/.celestia-app --keep-addr-book
wget <snapshot_url> | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.celestia-app

# replace the priv_validator_state.json you have backed up
mv $HOME/.celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json

sudo systemctl restart celestia-appd && sudo journalctl -u celestia-appd -f -o cat

You can also use other snapshots:

IT Rocket:

https://testnet-files.itrocket.net/celestia/snap_celestia.tar.lz4

kjnodes:

https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/celestia/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4

Lavender.Five:

https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/snapshots/celestia/latest.tar.lz4