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Expand Up @@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ dlblocks() {
sudo rm -f $DATADIR/witness_node_data_dir/blockchain/block_log
sudo rm -f $DATADIR/witness_node_data_dir/blockchain/block_log.index
echo "Download @gtg's block logs..."
if [[ ! $(command -v xz) ]]; then
echo "XZ not found. Attempting to install..."
if [[ ! $(command -v pixz) ]]; then
echo "PIXZ not found. Attempting to install..."
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y xz-utils
sudo apt install -y pixz
fi
wget https://gtg.steem.house/get/blockchain.xz/block_log.xz -O $DATADIR/witness_node_data_dir/blockchain/block_log.xz
echo "Decompressing block log... this may take a while..."
xz -d $DATADIR/witness_node_data_dir/blockchain/block_log.xz -v
pixz -d $DATADIR/witness_node_data_dir/blockchain/block_log.xz $DATADIR/witness_node_data_dir/blockchain/block_log
echo "FINISHED. Blockchain downloaded and decompressed"
echo "Remember to resize your /dev/shm, and run with replay!"
echo "$ ./run.sh shm_size SIZE (e.g. 8G)"
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