Fast-sync your node

The node installer comes with an easy to use fast syncing tool. To significantly reduce the time required to sync your node to the latest published state, you can use the download_state command. This command stops your node and replaces its current state with the latest published state from one of Dusk’s archive nodes.

Available states

To see the available published states, run:

download_state --list

Download state

To install the latest state, simply run:

download_state

Once it tells you the operation is complete, run the following command to start your node again:

service rusk start

This process bootstraps your node with the latest available state snapshot, allowing it to sync the remaining blocks much faster than starting from genesis.

Note

If you are experiencing errors in downloading the state, it might be due to some remnants of previous state syncing. Try to clean up with:

sudo rm /tmp/state.tar.gz