inkonchain / inkonchain/node

How do I actually run an Ink mainnet node right now?

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Description

Trying to run an Ink mainnet node and hitting dead ends on every path:

  1. NODE_TYPE=archive fails — ink.snapshots.gelato.cloud doesn't resolve (NXDOMAIN),
    so no snapshot download.
  2. NODE_TYPE=full with op-geth technically syncs from genesis, but op-geth can't
    follow the chain post-Karst anyway.
  3. Tried migrating to op-reth manually (v2.2.5 + op-node v1.18.2) since that's the
    recommended path now, but it has zero P2P peers (using the bootnodes from
    envs/ink-mainnet/op-node.env, port 30305 — all unreachable) so it never
    backfills state.

What's the actual working way to bring up a synced mainnet node right now? Is there
a current snapshot, or working op-reth peers?

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Research direction

Start with envs/ink-mainnet/op-node.env and verify the documented bootnodes and port 30305 against the current Ink mainnet setup. Check whether a working snapshot or reachable op-reth peers are identified; done means documenting a reproducible path to a synced mainnet node.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
distributed-systems, infrastructure
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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