diff --git a/docs/resources/faq.md b/docs/resources/faq.md index e88f2734a1..67ce3856c7 100644 --- a/docs/resources/faq.md +++ b/docs/resources/faq.md @@ -527,6 +527,15 @@ To show hidden files on Mac finder click "COMMAND"+"SHIFT"+"." (period), on linu └─ db/ ``` +### How do I use the Official Chia Blockchain snapshot torrent? + +1. Download the torrent file from https://www.chia.net/downloads/#database-checkpoint +2. Use a torrent client to download the full db (I have used bittorrent and qbittorrent) +3. Unpack/reassemble the torrent file that was downloaded (on windows I used 7zip, Mac and linux have built in tools that work for this) +4. Move the db to the correct folder (~\.chia\mainnet\db\) and update the name to "blockchain_v2_mainnet.sqlite" (removing the date information in the name) +5. Verify the config file (~\.chia\mainnet\config\config.yaml) has the correct value under the full_node section for `database_path: db/blockchain_v2_CHALLENGE.sqlite` (should only need to change the v1 to v2) +6. Launch chia and wait for a bit (the height to hash and peers files need to be built so this can take upwards of 30 minutes) + ### How do I move the Chia blockchain database to another drive? The Chia blockchain database will continue to grow as new blocks are farmed creating the ever-growing need for additional space. In some cases this requires users to move their database to a different drive.