3. Syncing DB

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3. Syncing DB
Validator Nodes
This document introduces another centralized fast state syncing method using rclone. Please use it with caution. This guide is mainly used for a newly started node to catch up with the blockchain faster. Otherwise, the blockchain syncing may take weeks from genesis block.
Rclone db snapshot is sync'ed with blockchain frequently. However, there maybe a potential race condition when the rclone may fail due to our nodes were updating the db files at the same time. In this case, just re-run the rclone command to re-sync again.
1. Installing Rclone
For installing Rclone, please follow the instructions at https://rclone.org.
TL;DR, on a Linux system, you may run the following command.
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curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
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Make sure your rclone version is above v1.53.2 . you can check version by rclone version
There is a daily snapshot of the rclone DB happening at 1:42:30 AM UTC for 3h. It is not advisable to perform a backup during those time.
2. Configuring Rclone
To check the location of the rclone.conffile run:
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rclone config file
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The rclone.conf file is usually located at ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf .
Now run the following command to create the rclone.conf file.
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cat<<-EOF > ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf
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[release]
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type = s3
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provider = AWS
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env_auth = false
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region = us-west-1
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acl = public-read
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server_side_encryption = AES256
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storage_class = REDUCED_REDUNDANCY
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EOF
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The above rclone config also work for the pangaea testnet network
3. Running Rclone
Below is the command to sync the shard you want. Replace <ShardID>with the shard number you want to sync. Shard 0 is around 300 Gb as of November 2021.
Mainnet
Testnet
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.min/harmony_db_<ShardID> harmony_db_<ShardID> --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/testnet.min/harmony_db_<ShardID> harmony_db_<ShardID> --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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If you encounter the following error:
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NOTICE: Config file "/root/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" not found - using defaults
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Add the option --config=/home/harmony/.config/rclone/rclone.conf to the command line.
Nodes in shard 0 just need to sync harmony_db_0
Nodes in shard 1, 2, 3 need to sync both harmony_db_0, and harmony_db_<ShardID>
4. Cheat Sheet
shard0:
Mainnet
Testnet
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.min/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/testnet.min/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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Shard 1:
Mainnet
Testnet
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.min/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.min/harmony_db_1 harmony_db_1 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/testnet.min/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/testnet.min/harmony_db_1 harmony_db_1 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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Shard 2:
Mainnet
Testnet
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.min/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.min/harmony_db_2 harmony_db_2 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/testnet.min/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/testnet.min/harmony_db_2 harmony_db_2 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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Shard 3:
Mainnet
Testnet
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.min/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.min/harmony_db_3 harmony_db_3 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/testnet.min/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/testnet.min/harmony_db_3 harmony_db_3 --multi-thread-streams 4 --transfers=8
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After the sync, you may use du -h harmony_db_* command to check the size of the downloaded snapshots.
-P will display a download progress & ETA.
Non-Validating/Explorer Nodes
As of 7th September 2021, the size for the shard 0 on mainnet is ~13Tb. Note that the bucket is currently not fully synced.
To sync your node in archival mode, just change the command below for the shard you want. Depending on the size, the syncing of the blockchain will take quite some time.
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.archival/harmony_db_<ShardID> harmony_db_<ShardID>
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Example for shard 0:
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rclone -P -L sync release:pub.harmony.one/mainnet.archival/harmony_db_0 harmony_db_0
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Contents
Validator Nodes
1. Installing Rclone
2. Configuring Rclone
3. Running Rclone
4. Cheat Sheet
Non-Validating/Explorer Nodes