Polkadot is a next-generation blockchain protocol connecting multiple specialized blockchains into one unified network. Our Polkadot snapshots allow validators and node operators to quickly sync to the network without the lengthy initial sync process from genesis.
These are pruned snapshots containing recent blockchain state. They are updated continuously – our servers always keep the last 2 snapshots available.
Download Instructions
To download and restore the Polkadot snapshot, use the following commands:
sudo systemctl stop polkadot
rm -rf /var/lib/polkadot/paritydb/chains/polkadot/paritydb
curl -o - https://snapshot.pathrocknetwork.org/snapshots/polkadot/latest.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C /
sudo systemctl restart polkadot && sudo journalctl -u polkadot -f
You can verify the download integrity using the SHA256 checksum:
curl -s https://snapshot.pathrocknetwork.org/snapshots/polkadot/latest.tar.lz4.sha256
