Bismuth Node Database Snapshots (June 2024)

Using the provided snapshots significantly reduces syncing time for both the main-net and hypernode databases.

Bismuth provides two networks:

• Main-Net: Proof-of-Work based.

• Hypernode: Proof-of-Stake based (side-chain).

Each network maintains its own database. If you encounter database corruption or need to set up a new node, you can either synchronize from the genesis block or speed up the process using the June 2024 snapshot files.

Main-Net Snapshot

1. Download the snapshot

wget https://bismuth.world/snapshot/ledger-3822000.tar.gz

2. Remove old data

• Clear any existing database files from your Bismuth/static folder.

3. Extract the new snapshot

tar -xvzf ledger-3822000.tar.gz

4. Start the node

python3 node.py

Hypernode Snapshot

1. Remove corrupted data

• Navigate to ~/hypernode/main/data and remove or rename all old files.

2. Download the snapshot

wget https://bismuth.world/snapshot/hypernode_2024_06_17.tar.gz

3. Extract the new snapshot

tar -xvzf hypernode_2024_06_16.tar.gz

4. Run the check This process will

• create a new poswallet.json
• display some info
• check the ledger.db is readable

python3 hn_check.py

5. Launch the hypernode

• Use your existing Hypernode startup command, which will now load from the fresh snapshot.

python3 hn_instance.py -v