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gcmode=archive is not required for a full node. It indexes every transaction in a database, which is unnecessary for most applications. It’s similar to txindex
by thinkmassive 8y ago
gcmode=archive is not required for a full node. It indexes every transaction in a database, which is unnecessary for most applications. It’s similar to txindex in bitcoind, but the Ethereum db is already much larger, so it takes weeks to sync in this mode.
- xiphias2 8y agoI see, the problem was that it's hard to find documentation about what's needed for an Ethereum full node. As I'm just running Bitcoin full node, I don't have any personal experience with it.
- thinkmassive 8y agoParity CLI options: https://wiki.parity.io/Configuring-Parity-Ethereum#cli-options https://wiki.parity.io/Configuring-Parity-Ethereum#cli-optio... Geth CLI options: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Command-Line-Options https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Command-Line-Op... Understand the differences between syncing, validating, and pruning, then it becomes simpler... https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/1889 https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/1889 https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Tracing:-Introduction#pruning https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Tracing:-Introd...