The release includes a bugfix, a new HTTP client, and an improvement.
A new HTTP client
The new client allows to strictly control how much data is downloaded and fetches big blobs of data more efficiently.
A bugfix
A bug is fixed which prevented fresh nodes from joining the network.
An improvement
Accepting data from peers is made more efficient.
Upgrade instructions
N.2.0.0.4 comes with the prebuilt binaries for the Linux and Darwin x86_64 platforms.
Download the corresponding archive and unpack it:
tar -xzf arweave-2.0.0.4.linux-x86_64.tar.gz
The archive contents look like this:
bin/ data/ erts-10.3/ lib/ releases/
To run the miner, execute ./bin/start <arguments>. See the mining guide for more details.
If your OS/platform architecture is not in the list, check README for how to build the miner from source.
If you want to run the miner from the existing Git folder, execute the following command to upgrade (note the submodule update and the cleaning step):
git fetch --all --tags && git checkout -f N.2.0.0.4
You can now run the miner using the arweave-server script.
Support
For more details on how to run a mining node, please see our mining guide - https://docs.arweave.org/info/mining/mining-guide. If you have any issues upgrading or would like to know more about the release, feel free to reach out to us in the #mining channel on Discord Arweave Dev Talk server (https://discord.gg/DjAFMJc) or email us at team@arweave.org.