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🗂️ Snapshot Service

JagPool offers a free snapshot service to facilitate and accelerate validator synchronization in all regions where we operate: Latin America (LATAM), Singapore, and South Africa.

🌍 Regional Partners​

We have trusted partners in each of these regions, responsible for providing up-to-date, high-quality snapshots. This ensures that new validators, or those needing a quick restore, can efficiently and securely sync with the network.

Benefits of the Snapshot Service​

  • Drastically reduces the synchronization time for new validators
  • Improves network resilience and availability
  • Supports decentralization by offering local infrastructure in different regions

🔗 How to Access​

To securely use our snapshot service, we recommend specifying trusted snapshot providers using the --known-validator argument when starting your validator. This ensures your node only downloads genesis and snapshot data from known, reputable operators, reducing the risk of malicious state downloads.

We make these snapshots available to any validator who wishes to use them, and we recommend that operators choose the provider closest to their validator's location for the fastest download speeds.

For more details, see the official anza documentation: Known validators

RegionLocationValidator Address
LATAMMéxico2AKKnirWVZMhnzuwqpizw9SwfZjGpRFLx2zCCNtPWpbc
LATAMBrazilcoming soon
SingaporeSingaporeradM7PKUpZwJ9bYPAJ7V8FXHeUmH1zim6iaXUKkftP9
SingaporeSingaporephz1CRbEsCtFCh2Ro5tjyu588VU1WPMwW9BJS9yFNn2
South AfricaCape Towncoming soon
South AfricaCape Towncoming soon

Example usage​

agave-validator \
  --known-validator radM7PKUpZwJ9bYPAJ7V8FXHeUmH1zim6iaXUKkftP9 \
  --known-validator phz1CRbEsCtFCh2Ro5tjyu588VU1WPMwW9BJS9yFNn2 \
  --only-known-rpc

This will ensure your validator only downloads genesis and snapshot data from the listed addresses.

If you want to become a snapshot partner or have questions about the service, contact us on X (Twitter): @JagPool_xyz