Nano-node: Auto-download latest data file upon new wallet launch

Created on 5 Jan 2018  路  5Comments  路  Source: nanocurrency/nano-node

Feature request:
When wallet is launched with empty blockchain file, download latest blockchain file rather than building it from the network.

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@yousifa I can understand why you suggest this, but IMO dev resources are better spent making sync faster.

picture cryptocode on 5 Jan 2018
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@yousifa, who would you trust to provide you with the database? One of the main objectives of crypto is to avoid trusted third parties!

jc-murray-1986 picture jc-murray-1986 on 5 Jan 2018
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Bootstrapping with the database file is a SUPER hackjob band-aid fix.
This should not be encouraged, and needs to be fixed as soon as possible.
as @jc-murray-1986 suggested, we can't be in a situation where we're required to trust a central third party to provide our initial sync for us.

5k1ttl3 picture 5k1ttl3 on 5 Jan 2018

True, but if we posted a hash of the latest database file in a known block and verify against it, it would provide a temporary safe fix for building the entire chain

yousifa picture yousifa on 5 Jan 2018

@yousifa I can understand why you suggest this, but IMO dev resources are better spent making sync faster.

cryptocode picture cryptocode on 5 Jan 2018
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@cryptocode I agree

yousifa picture yousifa on 7 Jan 2018
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