🚀 Girnaar Blockchain Snapshots

📥 How to Download with Aria2c (Recommended)

For faster parallel downloads, use aria2c with our pre-generated file lists:

Bor Snapshot:

aria2c -x 16 -j 16 -i https://snapshots.girnaartech.com/polygon/amoy-testnet/bor-amoy-testnet-files.txt

Heimdall Snapshot:

aria2c -x 16 -j 16 -i https://snapshots.girnaartech.com/polygon/amoy-testnet/heimdall-amoy-testnet-files.txt

Options explained:

• -x 16 - Use 16 connections per file
• -j 16 - Download 16 files in parallel
• -i - Input file with list of URLs

⚙️ Installation Instructions

1. Stop your node services:

docker stop <bor-container> <heimdall-container>
# or for systemd services:
systemctl stop bor heimdall

2. Backup your existing data (optional but recommended):

mv /var/lib/bor/data/bor/chaindata /var/lib/bor/data/bor/chaindata.backup
mv /var/lib/heimdall/data /var/lib/heimdall/data.backup

3. Download and extract snapshots:

# Download using aria2c (see above)
# Files will be downloaded to their respective paths automatically

# Or manually with rsync/wget:
rsync -avz --progress snapshots.girnaartech.com::polygon-amoy-bor /var/lib/bor/data/bor/
rsync -avz --progress snapshots.girnaartech.com::polygon-amoy-heimdall /var/lib/heimdall/

4. Set correct permissions:

chown -R bor:bor /var/lib/bor/data/bor/chaindata
chown -R heimdall:heimdall /var/lib/heimdall/data

5. Restart your services:

docker start <bor-container> <heimdall-container>
# or for systemd:
systemctl start heimdall bor

ℹ️ About These Snapshots

• Snapshots are created from a running Polygon Amoy testnet node
• Updated regularly (check dates above for latest snapshot)
• All snapshots are rsync-friendly - download only what's changed
• Aria2c file lists enable parallel downloads for faster sync
• Maintained by Girnaar Nodes