Hard Reset Instructions

1. Download a recent snapshot of the network state.
2. Initialize the DB from the snapshot (this can take up to an hour on testnet and a few minutes on mainnet)
3. Catch up to the tip of the chain via statesync / blocksync (typically < 5 minutes assuming snapshot is a few hours old)

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Prerequisite

• aria2 must be installed on the node

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Instructions

1. SSH into the node as root user.
2. Stop the monad services and reset the workspace to delete all runtime data.
   bash /opt/monad/scripts/reset-workspace.sh
   
3. Download and import TrieDB database snapshot.
   • Mainnet
   • Testnet

   On mainnet, database snapshot restoration takes from 1 to 5 minutes. As the blockchain grows over time, snapshot restoration takes longer.

   Using Monad Foundation provider:

   MF_BUCKET=https://bucket.monadinfra.com
   curl -sSL $MF_BUCKET/scripts/mainnet/restore-from-snapshot.sh | bash
   

   Using Category Labs provider:

   CL_BUCKET=https://pub-b0d0d7272c994851b4c8af22a766f571.r2.dev
   curl -sSL $CL_BUCKET/scripts/mainnet/restore_from_snapshot.sh | bash
   

   On testnet, database snapshot restoration takes under 5 minutes. As the blockchain grows over time, snapshot restoration takes longer.

   Using Monad Foundation provider:

   MF_BUCKET=https://bucket.monadinfra.com
   curl -sSL $MF_BUCKET/scripts/testnet/restore-from-snapshot.sh | bash
   

   Using Category Labs provider:

   CL_BUCKET=https://pub-b0d0d7272c994851b4c8af22a766f571.r2.dev
   curl -sSL $CL_BUCKET/scripts/testnet/restore_from_snapshot.sh | bash
   
4. Fetch latest forkpoint.toml and validators.toml runtime files.
   This step is optional if automatic remote config fetching is configured (v0.12.1+). Ensure REMOTE_VALIDATORS_URL and REMOTE_FORKPOINT_URL are defined in /home/monad/.env file. See Full Node Installation for configuration details. If not configured, you may run the below commands.
   • Mainnet
   • Testnet

   MF_BUCKET=https://bucket.monadinfra.com
   VALIDATORS_FILE=/home/monad/monad-bft/config/validators/validators.toml
   
   curl -sSL $MF_BUCKET/scripts/mainnet/download-forkpoint.sh | bash
   curl $MF_BUCKET/validators/mainnet/validators.toml -o $VALIDATORS_FILE
   chown monad:monad $VALIDATORS_FILE
   

   MF_BUCKET=https://bucket.monadinfra.com
   VALIDATORS_FILE=/home/monad/monad-bft/config/validators/validators.toml
   
   curl -sSL $MF_BUCKET/scripts/testnet/download-forkpoint.sh | bash
   curl $MF_BUCKET/validators/testnet/validators.toml -o $VALIDATORS_FILE
   chown monad:monad $VALIDATORS_FILE
   
5. Start all services
   systemctl start monad-bft monad-execution monad-rpc