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Why is Polygon POS Node setup taking so long to download snapshots?
I'm trying to set up a Polygon POS Node and downloading the most recent bor snapshots seems to be taking hours. I have a server with 32 cores, but the full process is still slow. Is this normal, and what factors could be affecting the download time?
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2It is normal for the full process to potentially take up to 8 hours unless you are dealing with particularly slow disks. IOPs might also have an impact, but overall throughput is likely the main limiting factor. Ensure your disk's performance is not a bottleneck.
The process of downloading and extracting the heimdall and bor snapshots can indeed take several hours. This time is influenced by your available CPU, bandwidth, and disk throughput. Even though you have a 32-core CPU, extraction is generally limited to a single core, and disk performance, particularly throughput, plays a crucial role.
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