Have a few questions pertaining to setting up a new node. Basically, I always seems to be unsure about syncing to graph, after syncing to chain. Consider setting up a new node from scratch, or migrating perhaps, and you want to do an initial setup.
- How long does it take?
- What factors determine how long it takes?
- Is the graph a universal graph that is identical from each nodes perspective?
So far, I'm monitoring progress but tailing logs, looking for clues:
tail -n 100 /data/lnd/logs/bitcoin/mainnet/lnd.log | grep GRPH
I can find some relevant clues like:
2025-01-30 15:24:54.843 [INF] GRPH: Processed channels=56 updates=59 nodes=15 in last 59.823699481s
and then checking with: lncli getinfo | grep -E 'synced|peers which outputs
"num_peers": 3,
"synced_to_chain": true,
"synced_to_graph": false,
At the moment, I've been experimenting with pruned blockchains and this outputs a lot of errors (I believe) relating to not being able to verify UTXOs as I have `ignore-historical-gossip-filters set to true.
Any further suggestions on how to better make sure things are happening under the hood when setting up a new node, what to look for in the logs or how to know the verification progress?
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