Bootstrap a Node

Bootstrapping a new node usually only depends on state sync in its fast sync mode, which synchronizes to a recent state with help from its peers and start syncing recent ledger history from there. However, if longer ledger history is needed for any reason, we have these choices:

• Bootstrap from a Snapshot

  Section titled “Bootstrap from a Snapshot”

• Bootstrap from a Backup

  Section titled “Bootstrap from a Backup”