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Lavajumper: /* Download bootstrap.dat */

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‎Download bootstrap.dat

Lavajumper: Created page with "{{lowercase}}'''bootstrap.dat''' allows a new Sexcoin client (not synced) to rapidly import the initial blocks from a local file instead of slowly downloading blocks from..."

2017-07-11T00:47:05Z

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{{lowercase}}'''bootstrap.dat''' allows a new Sexcoin 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.

Simply having bootstrap.dat in Sexcoin'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. Sexcoin v0.8.5.2+ with SSE2 PoW validation can make import even faster if you have SSD drives.

== Overview ==
Regardless of your operating system use the following steps to make use of the bootstrap.dat file:

# Download bootstrap.dat.xz from mirrors or torrent.
# Verify the integrity of bootstrap.dat.xz with the checksums.
# Decompress to obtain bootstrap.dat.
# Put it into the Sexcoin datadir. This is the same folder that contains wallet.dat and the blocks folder.
# Delete bootstrap.dat.old if you want to recover some storage space.

== Download bootstrap.dat ==
You can download bootstrap.dat from the following locations (please use the torrent unless you ''need'' a direct download:
: ''bootstrap.dat was last built on 2015-11-09.''

; Torrent : [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:FCC23B19F4BF15E77AB668900C2B82523CC9872A Sexcoin bootstrap.dat torrent]
; Direct downloads : [http://bootstrap.litecoinnode.org/bootstrap.dat SexcoinNode Project]

== Verify integrity - For Torrent ==
For the torrented copy of bootstrap.dat.xz:
; CRC-32 : 03ba4288
; MD4 : cfe24a00d9d5de0e343fc3d727de6cf1
; MD5 : c81dc36666f6179fac197e3d4dc0852f
; SHA-1 : ee390fd544c8378a82684b5963c20b30f308ebaf

== Verify integrity - For Direct Download ==
For the SexcoinNode direct link for bootstrap.dat.xz:
; MD5 : 3b983b4943dfec16ec5e4d0ec28f8dec
; SHA1: dc59d08b64893c18f5b0528d1f0d3abf75253fcc
; SHA256: c4d0f9b166fb3a7d6a0e924a84e1a0da98b9dbab6667e7cd862fb84b94d8a7f0

== Extract bootstrap.dat ==
; Linux: <code>xz -d bootstrap.dat.xz</code>
; Mac: You can obtain xz from MacPorts or http://macpkg.sourceforge.net/.
; 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.

== Copy bootstrap.dat to data directory ==
Copy '''bootstrap.dat''' to your [[data directory]]. After Sexcoin 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.

; Linux: Sexcoin'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.
: You can also search for the directory with the following command: <code>find / -name wallet.dat -print 2>/dev/null</code>

; Mac: Sexcoin's data directory should be located in <code>~/Library/Application Support/Sexcoin/</code>.

; Windows: Go to <code>Start>Run</code> (or press <code>WinKey+R</code>) and run: <code>explorer %APPDATA%\Sexcoin</code>
: sexcoin's [[#Data directory chart|data directory]] will open. "AppData" and "Application Data" are hidden by default in Windows.

=== Data directory location ===
{{:Data directory}}

== Related articles ==
* [[Data directory]]
* [[Sexcoin]]
* [[sexcoin.conf]]

[[Category:Technical]]

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 == Verify integrity ==
 ===bootstrap.dat.gz===
-  * MD5 : e4c2c3c5e41ca968932b06f9c7967a66
+  * MD5 : bd982ea50050e45172a48a98691624ff
-  * SHA1: 306e16e6a5d6f3a5bd7384f25dec0d1da12f1583
+  * SHA1: 2f1bf61c1424c6c9573c9194bc551bf315134a2b
-  * SHA256: ea680573dea3ccc195877e825885c892ed76e3561a75de5d5c6fbefd4d814ec1
+  * SHA256: 105d6d9b1a88ee743936a38307399f0f53ef2b87442c863a644896a827f7a0e1
 ===bootstrap.dat.zip===
-  * MD5 : bee6cb3497abc96e40c4dbe28e8b1cbc
+  * MD5 : 1436e1acbd89510f9335281beb8ee781
-  * SHA1: fd2efa122310bd7e042b68e71b0ef4feb022d26f
+  * SHA1: 7c1ad16ca7adbfcdd3b093b8529c2183b62027a8
-  * SHA256: c922aa523587f80b34069e66906dca26128db6e1904223bf3831e9e7c51506e4
+  * SHA256: 2ada3376c4fdab93b51b1c4e837e8a15a0eac1a0edc4a45f6123818c34c7722e

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 == Download bootstrap.dat ==
 You can download bootstrap.dat from the following location:
-: ''Sexcoin bootstrap file created 2017.07.01''
+: ''Sexcoin bootstrap file created 2020-12-08''
 ; Direct downloads : [https://github.com/sexcoin-project/sexcoin-bootstrap/releases Sexcoin-bootstrap Project]

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:59, 11 July 2017
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−	~~{{lowercase}}~~'''bootstrap.dat''' allows a new Sexcoin 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.	+	'''bootstrap.dat''' allows a new Sexcoin 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.

	Simply having bootstrap.dat in Sexcoin's expected data directory will make your initial block sync much faster. The import process can be even faster if you use the [[sexcoin.conf\|-dbcache=1000]] command line parameter which uses an additional 1GB of RAM for the database index cache. Sexcoin v0.10.4.0+ with SSE2 PoW validation can make import even faster if you have SSD drives.		Simply having bootstrap.dat in Sexcoin's expected data directory will make your initial block sync much faster. The import process can be even faster if you use the [[sexcoin.conf\|-dbcache=1000]] command line parameter which uses an additional 1GB of RAM for the database index cache. Sexcoin v0.10.4.0+ with SSE2 PoW validation can make import even faster if you have SSD drives.

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 {{lowercase}}'''bootstrap.dat''' allows a new Sexcoin 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.
-Simply having bootstrap.dat in Sexcoin'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. Sexcoin v0.8.5.2+ with SSE2 PoW validation can make import even faster if you have SSD drives.
+Simply having bootstrap.dat in Sexcoin's expected data directory will make your initial block sync much faster. The import process can be even faster if you use the [[sexcoin.conf|-dbcache=1000]] command line parameter which uses an additional 1GB of RAM for the database index cache. Sexcoin v0.10.4.0+ with SSE2 PoW validation can make import even faster if you have SSD drives.
 == Overview ==
 Regardless of your operating system use the following steps to make use of the bootstrap.dat file:
-# Download bootstrap.dat.xz from mirrors or torrent.
+# Download bootstrap.dat.zip or bootstrap.dat.gz from github.
-# Verify the integrity of bootstrap.dat.xz with the checksums.
+# Verify the integrity of bootstrap.dat.zip/gz with the checksums.
 # Decompress to obtain bootstrap.dat.
 # Put it into the Sexcoin datadir.  This is the same folder that contains wallet.dat and the blocks folder.
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 ; Direct downloads : [https://github.com/sexcoin-project/sexcoin-bootstrap/releases Sexcoin-bootstrap Project]
-== Verify integrity - For Torrent ==
+== Verify integrity ==
-For the torrented copy of bootstrap.dat.xz:
+===bootstrap.dat.gz===
-; CRC-32 : 03ba4288
+ * MD5 : e4c2c3c5e41ca968932b06f9c7967a66
-; MD4 : cfe24a00d9d5de0e343fc3d727de6cf1
+ * SHA1: 306e16e6a5d6f3a5bd7384f25dec0d1da12f1583
-; MD5 : c81dc36666f6179fac197e3d4dc0852f
+ * SHA256: ea680573dea3ccc195877e825885c892ed76e3561a75de5d5c6fbefd4d814ec1
-; SHA-1 : ee390fd544c8378a82684b5963c20b30f308ebaf
+===bootstrap.dat.zip===
 == Extract bootstrap.dat ==
-; Linux: <code>xz -d bootstrap.dat.xz</code>
+* Linux: <code>gunzip bootstrap.dat.gz</code>
-; Mac: You can obtain xz from MacPorts or http://macpkg.sourceforge.net/.
+* Mac: You can obtain zip from MacPorts or http://macpkg.sourceforge.net/.
-; 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.
+* Windows: [http://www.7-zip.org/](7Zip) is a free utility that can decompress.zip or .gz files.
 == Copy bootstrap.dat to data directory ==
-Copy '''bootstrap.dat''' to your [[data directory]]. After Sexcoin 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.
+Copy '''bootstrap.dat''' to your [[Data Directory]]. After Sexcoin 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.
-; Linux: Sexcoin'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.
+; Linux: Sexcoin's data directory is located in <code>~/.sexcoin/</code> by default. You can run <code>ls -a</code> to see directories that start with a dot.
 : You can also search for the directory with the following command: <code>find / -name wallet.dat -print 2>/dev/null</code>
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 ; Windows: Go to <code>Start>Run</code> (or press <code>WinKey+R</code>) and run: <code>explorer %APPDATA%\Sexcoin</code>
-: sexcoin's [[#Data directory chart|data directory]] will open. "AppData" and "Application Data" are hidden by default in Windows.
+: sexcoin's [[#Data Directory chart|data directory]] will open. "AppData" and "Application Data" are hidden by default in Windows.
 === Data directory location ===
-{{:Data directory}}
+{{:Data Directory}}
 == Related articles ==
-* [[Data directory]]
+* [[Data Directory]]
 * [[Sexcoin]]
 * [[sexcoin.conf]]