Is this the correct thread for technical questions?
I downloaded and installed the Windows 64bit client and started factomd.exe
It seems like the blockchain has been sitting at the same block for a while. I'm getting the message:
[INF] BMGR: At 56819: syncing to block height 67136 from peer 52.19.117.149: 8108
How long should I expect it to take for the blockchain to fully sync?
Will I get messages as it moves to other blocks so I can see the progress?
Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot and see if/ why the sync is stuck?
I find it can take awhile to start syncing so I just leave it on for an hour and come back and check. With me it takes (guessing) maybe 30 minutes to start syncing. You can check where you are at by opening a new terminal and entering factom-cli get height and once it starts syncing you will see the returned block you are at. You can also check your pc resources, I'm on linux so open my System Monitor and can see factomd and it will be using resources before it starts syncing. Not sure why or what the lag is but something is going on in the background. Perhaps some one else can provide a better explanation.