Snapshots
Download blockchain snapshots to bootstrap Arc nodes. Choose between archive (full history) and pruned (recent state only) snapshots for both execution and consensus layers.
Usage instructions
Use the arc-snapshots CLI to download and extract both execution and consensus layer snapshots automatically:
# Download latest testnet snapshots (default) arc-snapshots download # Specify a different chain arc-snapshots download --chain arc-testnet
You can also provide specific snapshot URLs instead of auto-fetching:
arc-snapshots download \ --execution-url <snapshot-url> \ --consensus-url <snapshot-url>
Options
| --chain | Network | arc-testnet, arc-mainnet |
| --execution-path | EL data directory | ~/.arc/execution |
| --consensus-path | CL data directory | ~/.arc/consensus |