https://litecoin.info/index.php?title=Bootstrap.dat&feed=atom&action=historyBootstrap.dat - Revision history2024-03-28T18:18:01ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://litecoin.info/index.php?title=Bootstrap.dat&diff=109&oldid=prevLosh11: /* Download bootstrap.dat */2021-09-17T22:34:39Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Download bootstrap.dat</span></span></p>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{lowercase}}'''bootstrap.dat''' allows a new Litecoin client (not synced) to rapidly import the initial [[block]]s from a local file instead of slowly downloading blocks from random peers. This significantly reduces the time it takes to get a client synced with the current blockchain.<br />
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Simply having bootstrap.dat in Litecoin's expected data directory will make your initial block sync much faster. The import process can be even faster if you use the [[litecoin.conf|-dbcache=1000]] command line parameter which uses an additional 1GB of RAM for the database index cache. Litecoin v0.8.5.2+ with SSE2 PoW validation can make import even faster if you have SSD drives.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
Regardless of your operating system use the following steps to make use of the bootstrap.dat file:<br />
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# Download bootstrap.dat.xz from mirrors or torrent.<br />
# Verify the integrity of bootstrap.dat.xz with the checksums.<br />
# Decompress to obtain bootstrap.dat.<br />
# Put it into the Litecoin datadir. This is the same folder that contains wallet.dat and the blocks folder.<br />
# Delete bootstrap.dat.old if you want to recover some storage space.<br />
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== Download bootstrap.dat ==<br />
You can download bootstrap.dat from the following locations (please use the torrent unless you ''need'' a direct download:<br />
: ''bootstrap.dat was last built on 2015-11-09.''<br />
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; Torrent : [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:FCC23B19F4BF15E77AB668900C2B82523CC9872A Litecoin bootstrap.dat torrent]<br />
; Direct downloads : [http://bootstrap.litecoinnode.org/bootstrap.dat LitecoinNode Project]<br />
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== Verify integrity - For Torrent == <br />
For the torrented copy of bootstrap.dat.xz:<br />
; CRC-32 : 03ba4288<br />
; MD4 : cfe24a00d9d5de0e343fc3d727de6cf1<br />
; MD5 : c81dc36666f6179fac197e3d4dc0852f<br />
; SHA-1 : ee390fd544c8378a82684b5963c20b30f308ebaf<br />
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== Verify integrity - For Direct Download == <br />
For the LitecoinNode direct link for bootstrap.dat.xz:<br />
; MD5 : 3b983b4943dfec16ec5e4d0ec28f8dec<br />
; SHA1: dc59d08b64893c18f5b0528d1f0d3abf75253fcc<br />
; SHA256: c4d0f9b166fb3a7d6a0e924a84e1a0da98b9dbab6667e7cd862fb84b94d8a7f0<br />
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== Extract bootstrap.dat ==<br />
; Linux: <code>xz -d bootstrap.dat.xz</code><br />
; Mac: You can obtain xz from MacPorts or http://macpkg.sourceforge.net/.<br />
; Windows: [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7Zip] is a free utility that can decompress .xz files. The latest version of [http://www.rarlabs.com/download.htm WinRAR] also supports .xz files.<br />
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== Copy bootstrap.dat to data directory ==<br />
Copy '''bootstrap.dat''' to your [[data directory]]. After Litecoin has used bootstrap.dat, the file will be renamed to bootstrap.dat.old; at this point you can choose to delete it or keep it.<br />
<br />
; Linux: Litecoin's data directory is located in <code>~/.litecoin/</code> by default. You can run <code>ls -a</code> to see directories that start with a dot.<br />
: You can also search for the directory with the following command: <code>find / -name wallet.dat -print 2>/dev/null</code><br />
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; Mac: Litecoin's data directory should be located in <code>~/Library/Application Support/Litecoin/</code>.<br />
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; Windows: Go to <code>Start>Run</code> (or press <code>WinKey+R</code>) and run: <code>explorer %APPDATA%\Litecoin</code><br />
: Litecoin's [[#Data directory chart|data directory]] will open. "AppData" and "Application Data" are hidden by default in Windows.<br />
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=== Data directory location ===<br />
{{:Data directory}}<br />
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== Related articles ==<br />
* [[Data directory]]<br />
* [[Litecoin]]<br />
* [[litecoin.conf]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.lurkmore.com/litecoin-bootstrap/readme.txt bootstrap.dat readme]<br />
* [https://litecoin.org/downloads/README-HOWTO-GPG-VERIFY.txt How to Verify Litecoin GPG Signatures]<br />
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