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Bitcoin Blockchain Download [bootstrap.dat]

About

Code:

--- block info ---
block date: Sat, 24. Aug 2024 21:30:32
block number: #858300
file name: bootstrap.dat.xz
file size: 394 GB [403,091 MB]
file format: compressed xz (containing bootstrap.dat)
uncompressed: 504 GB [515,290 MB]

--- signatures ---
SHA256(bootstrap.dat)= 5789394172eeec3e60250ef03567707b640c6e9677202e3cd1496087bf18ae59
SHA256(bootstrap.dat.xz)= 77267bc4f68a2719e2fbfb7cf67c4d0b0ecda0a5953b509c46e01f7fb837892b

--- client ---
For maximum compatibility, indexed with Bitcoin Core v0.17.2 on Linux (5.4.0 x64) platform.

What's new
The compression format has been updated to xz which allows the decompression of the bootstrap.dat file while downloading it. If you are an expert you can use system pipes to inject the highly compressed serialized Bitcoin blockchain bootstrap.dat to the Bitcoin Core initial blockchain loadup process.

Importing bootstrap.dat further allows deploying containers with Docker or Kubernetes more fasten and secure using fewer resources because you do not have to fully sync each running instance.

Setup
Move the decompressed bootstrap.dat into your Bitcoin Core application folder and (re)start your Bitcoin Core client:

Unix/Linux: ~/.bitcoin
MAC OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/
Windows: [User Directory]AppDataRoamingBitcoin (i.e. C:UsersMyUsernameAppDataRoamingBitcoin

Hint: Latest versions of Bitcoin Core require the startup option

Code:

-loadblock=bootstrap.dat

to import an external serialized bootstrap.

If you like to know how it works, you can check more details on the download page.
Beware that after decompressing the XY file, you need additional ~650 GB to import the bootstrap file!

Download
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Hint
This is a private hosted download. To scope the hosting costs the download page requires a donation of whatever amount is suitable for you.