Built on Ixian Core v0.9.7-rc1, this release introduces the long-awaited RocksDB storage engine, delivering faster block/transaction retrieval, more efficient caching, and improved sync performance.
With block signature handling improvements, faster presence processing, numerous fixes across consensus and storage, Ixian DLT is now tougher, faster, and more scalable than ever.
This pre-release is intended to help test new RocksDB Storage Engine.
🔥 Highlights
🗄 RocksDB & Storage Enhancements
- New RocksDB storage engine for higher throughput, lower latency, and scalable block/transaction persistence.
- Block index & cache optimizations for faster lookups and reduced memory footprint.
- Auto-detect storage engine (RocksDB vs. SQLite) + Presence version tags.
⚡ Consensus & Sync
- Block signature freeze improvements for stronger consensus consistency.
- Optimized sync for historic and pending transactions and block data.
🔧 Core & Protocol Refinements
- General protocol/network improvements and minor fixes.
- Updated NuGets and CI testing improvements (enabled unit tests).
📝 Notes
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⚙️ Built with Ixian Core v0.9.7-rc1
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⏳ Node expiration: Block
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⏰ Ensure your system time is correct - seconds matter for network consensus & sync.
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🆕 Fresh Ixian DLT installations will default to the RocksDB storage engine.
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🔍 Existing nodes will auto-detect the storage engine (RocksDB or SQLite) based on available data.
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🛠 To manually select a storage engine, use:
./IxianDLT --blockStorage RocksDB ./IxianDLT --blockStorage SQLite
🖥️ Requirements
- Linux or Windows 10/11 (x64)
- .NET 8 SDK & Runtime
- Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable (x64) - for Windows
- Minimum 16 GB RAM
- Intel i7/i9/Xeon or AMD equivalent with at least 2 GHz and 8 threads
- 1.5 TB+ of free disk space (2 TB+ recommended)
- 50 Mbps / 50 Mbps internet connection or better
- Ability to forward TCP ports (via UPnP or manual setup)
🔭 Upcoming Features
- Dynamic transaction fees
- Dynamic dust limit support
- Master / Full history node split
🔗 Links
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