Paxi Snapshot

ℹ️ Snapshot Info

All snapshot-related information — including the latest block height, file size, MD5/SHA256 checksums, last updated time, and download links — is now available at:

👉 linknode.org/snapshots

Snapshots are maintained by LinkNode, our infrastructure division supporting blockchain networks with snapshots, RPC, API, and gRPC endpoints.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

• The paxid binary is installed.
• lz4 is installed. If not, run: sudo apt-get install lz4 -y.

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1. Download Snapshot

mkdir -p ~/snapshot
cd ~/snapshot

SNAPSHOT_URL="https://vault2.astrostake.xyz/mainnet/paxi/paxi_snapshot.tar.lz4"
SNAPSHOT_FILE=$(basename "$SNAPSHOT_URL")

if [ ! -f "$SNAPSHOT_FILE" ]; then
    echo "Downloading $SNAPSHOT_FILE..."
    wget "$SNAPSHOT_URL"
else
    echo "$SNAPSHOT_FILE already exists. Skipping download."
fi

2. Stop Service

sudo systemctl stop paxid.service

3. Backup & Delete Old Data

cp $HOME/.paxi/paxi/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.paxi/priv_validator_state.json.backup

rm -rf $HOME/.paxi/paxi/data

4. Extract & Restore

lz4 -c -d paxi_snapshot.tar.lz4 | tar -x -C $HOME/.paxi/paxi

mv $HOME/.paxi/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.paxi/paxi/data/priv_validator_state.json

5. Restart Service

sudo systemctl restart paxid
sudo journalctl -u paxid -f -o cat