Updating to this version is not mandatory.
This PR enables fullnode mode and adds support for state pruning and ancient pruning.
Previously, our chain required all validators and full nodes to run in archive mode only. With this PR, you can now switch to fullnode mode. Additionally, two types of pruning are supported:
- State pruning — removes old and tangled state data when switching from an archive node to a full node.
- Ancient pruning — deletes historical blocks older than 90,000 blocks (~1 week).
These updates significantly reduce storage usage for validators.
In our testnet:
- State pruning reduced storage from 166 GB → 42 GB.
- Ancient pruning further reduced it from 42 GB → 7 GB.
Please refer to our technical documentation for detailed pruning instructions.
What's Changed
- chore: fix inconsistent function name in comment by @zhedazijingang in #168
- chore: fix inconsistent function name in comment by @cargoedit in #171
- enable fullnode by abjusting snapshot save checkpoint by @tak1827 in #170
- activate ancient prune flag by @tak1827 in #172
New Contributors
- @zhedazijingang made their first contribution in #168
- @cargoedit made their first contribution in #171
Full Changelog: v1.8.1...v1.8.2