VARA snapshots

Chain	VARA Network
Block height	28395384
Block hash	0x3b5b2d21efa18f94fd5bb3ce626b044fbd944ffa2eb61542ebafc40cf658e668
Creation date	2025-12-06T00:24:15UTC
Database format	RocksDb
Pruning	256
Compression format	lz4
DB snapshot download link	vara-mainnet-28395384.tar.lz4
DB size	15.32 GB
Try-runtime snapshot download link	vara-mainnet.snap

How to use

Issue the following command to download and unpack the archive in one step:

curl -o - -L https://snapshots.vara-network.io/vara-mainnet-28395384.tar.lz4 | lz4 -c -d - | tar -x -C /home/ubuntu/gear-data/chains/vara_network/db

Or simply use the permalink:

curl -o - -L https://snapshots.vara-network.io/vara-mainnet-latest.tar.lz4 | lz4 -c -d - | tar -x -C /home/ubuntu/gear-data/chains/vara_network/db

Note: if applicable, replace /home/gear with the actual storage location.

Then run the gear node:

gear --chain vara --base-path /home/ubuntu/gear-data/ --database rocksdb --pruning 256

Chain	VARA Network Testnet
Block height	23052876
Block hash	0xca7ceb7fbce0c694714095dcf097cf0a8e94797c98cae74688a089d21e63f103
Creation date	2025-12-06T00:24:14UTC
Database format	RocksDb
Pruning	256
Compression format	lz4
DB snapshot download link	vara-testnet-23052876.tar.lz4
DB size	12.04 GB
Try-runtime snapshot download link	vara-testnet.snap

How to use

Issue the following command to download and unpack the archive in one step:

curl -o - -L https://snapshots.vara-network.io/vara-testnet-23052876.tar.lz4 | lz4 -c -d - | tar -x -C /home/ubuntu/gear-data/chains/vara_network_testnet/db

Or simply use the permalink:

curl -o - -L https://snapshots.vara-network.io/vara-testnet-latest.tar.lz4 | lz4 -c -d - | tar -x -C /home/ubuntu/gear-data/chains/vara_network_testnet/db

Note: if applicable, replace /home/gear with the actual storage location.

Then run the gear node:

gear --base-path /home/ubuntu/gear-data/ --database rocksdb --pruning 256