HEAT LEDGER 2.5.1 | Optional server only update.

This optional update brings us advancements to the fast-binary transaction broadcaster interface.
Sending transactions in prepared binary form over already opened (web)socket connections allows us to broadcast transactions from a client (mobile app or browser) to the HEAT network very fast!

In order to allow even greater speeds in our upcoming - record breaking - over the internet benchmark competition we've made improvements to this protocol.

To ensure your blockchain and balances are in the best possible state at start up this version will perform a one time scan and validation of your blockchain.

Dont want to update

Updating to this version is not mandatory, but anyone who does will ensure themselves of the best possible state of their blockchain (data) through the process of the rescan + validation. Doing this reduces your chances of landing on a fork and increases your chance of receiving forging rewards.

Same benefits without the upgrade

Not doing the update, but you do want your blockchain and balances to be in the best possible condition?
Then do the following in order to rescan and validate your blockchain.

1. Locate or create a file at INSTALL DIR/conf/heat.properties
2. Place these two lines at the end of that file
```
heat.forceValidate=true
heat.forceScan=true
```
4. Now on startup your blockchain will be freshly re-scanned and fully validated

And there you have it, blockchain and balances are as good as they get.

Desktop app (HEAT Wallet)

Since this update only applies to the benchmark competition there is no need for a desktop update.

However, in order to perform a validation of your blockchain running in HEAT Wallet, please have a look at this short video on how to locate or create your INSTALL DIR/conf/heat.properties file. Same steps as above apply.

[Video was made on a Linux desktop but the same applies for Windows and MacOs]

DOWNLOAD:
https://github.com/Heat-Ledger-Ltd/heatledger/releases/tag/v2.5.1