midnightntwrk · Emmanuel-Tyty · Mar 29, 2026
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export APPEND_ARGS="--allow-private-ip --pool-limit 10 --trie-cache-size 0 --pro
 
 
 # Validator Values:
-if [ ! -f node.privatekey ]; then
+if [ ! -f midnight-node.privatekey ]; then
   # generate node key like this:
   DOCKER_DEFAULT_PLATFORM=linux/amd64 docker run --rm -it docker.io/parity/subkey:latest generate-node-key  | sed -n '2p' > midnight-node.privatekey
   # Use the second line of output for NODE_KEY (that's what sed -n '2p' does)
@@ -50,6 +50,24 @@ export NODE_KEY="$(cat ./midnight-node.privatekey)"
 # Cardano chain config:
 #
 export CARDANO_NETWORK=preview
-export CARDANO_IMAGE="ghcr.io/intersectmbo/cardano-node:10.5.3"
+export CARDANO_IMAGE="ghcr.io/intersectmbo/cardano-node:10.6.2"
 export CARDANO_DATA_DIR=./cardano-data
 export CARDANO_CONFIG_DIR=./cardano-config/${CARDANO_NETWORK}
+
+#
+# Mithril (Fast Cardano Sync):
+#
+export MITHRIL_IMAGE="ghcr.io/input-output-hk/mithril-client:latest"
+if [ "$CARDANO_NETWORK" = "preview" ]; then
+  export MITHRIL_AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT="https://aggregator.pre-release-preview.api.mithril.network/aggregator"
+  export MITHRIL_GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY="5b3132372c37332c3132342c3136312c362c3133372c3133312c3231332c3230372c3131372c3139382c38352c3137362c3139392c3136322c3234312c36382c3132332c3131392c3134352c31332c3233322c3234332c34392c3232392c322c3234392c3230352c3230352c33392c3233352c34345d"
+  export MITHRIL_ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY="5b3138392c3139322c3231362c3135302c3131342c3231362c3233372c3231302c34352c31382c32312c3139362c3230382c3234362c3134362c322c3235322c3234332c3235312c3139372c32382c3135372c3230342c3134352c33302c31342c3232382c3136382c3132392c38332c3133362c33365d"
+elif [ "$CARDANO_NETWORK" = "preprod" ]; then
+  export MITHRIL_AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT="https://aggregator.pre-release-preprod.api.mithril.network/aggregator"
+  export MITHRIL_GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY="5b3132372c37332c3132342c3136312c362c3133372c3133312c3231332c3230372c3131372c3139382c38352c3137362c3139392c3136322c3234312c36382c3132332c3131392c3134352c31332c3233322c3234332c34392c3232392c322c3234392c3230352c3230352c33392c3233352c34345d"
+  export MITHRIL_ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY="5b3138392c3139322c3231362c3135302c3131342c3231362c3233372c3231302c34352c31382c32312c3139362c3230382c3234362c3134362c322c3235322c3234332c3235312c3139372c32382c3135372c3230342c3134352c33302c31342c3232382c3136382c3132392c38332c3133362c33365d"
+elif [ "$CARDANO_NETWORK" = "mainnet" ]; then
+  export MITHRIL_AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT="https://aggregator.release-mainnet.api.mithril.network/aggregator"
+  export MITHRIL_GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY="5b3139312c36362c3134302c3138352c3133382c31312c3233372c3230372c3235302c3134342c32372c322c3138382c33302c31322c38312c3135352c3230342c31302c3137392c37352c3233322c3133382c3139362c3231372c352c31342c32302c35372c37392c33392c3137365d"
+  export MITHRIL_ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY="5b32332c37312c39362c3133332c34372c3235332c3232362c3133362c3233352c35372c3136342c3130362c3138362c322c32312c32392c3132302c3136332c38392c3132312c3137372c3133382c3230382c3133382c3231342c39392c35382c32322c302c35382c332c36395d"
+fi
@@ -66,6 +66,32 @@ rm -R ./cardano-data
 docker volume rm midnight-node-docker_midnight-data-testnet
 ```
 
+### Fast Sync with Mithril (Cardano)
+
+Syncing a Cardano node from scratch can take several days. To speed this up, you can use **Mithril** to download a verified snapshot of the blockchain. This usually takes between 30 minutes and a couple of hours.
+
+The restoration script is fully automated and will:
+- Download the latest immutable blocks (approx 14GB).
+- **Automatically inject the latest ledger state** (ancillary files) to bypass the lengthy block replay phase.
+- Configure the correct `protocolMagicId` for the network.
+
+#### Prerequisites
+Ensure you have the following tools installed:
+- `jq`, `wget`, `zstd`, `curl`
+- `docker` and `docker compose`
+
+#### Instructions
+1. Ensure `direnv allow` has been run so the Mithril configuration is loaded (or source `.envrc`).
+2. Ensure you are starting from a clean state (no `./cardano-data/db` directory).
+3. Run the restoration script:
+   ```sh
+   ./restore-cardano-snapshot.sh
+   ```
+4. Once complete, start your nodes as usual:
+   ```sh
+   docker compose -f ./compose-partner-chains.yml up -d cardano-node
+   ```
+
 #### Env vars not setup
 
 If you get warnings like this then likely `direnv` is not setup or `direnv allow` has not been run:

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# This file is part of https://github.com/midnightntwrk/midnight-node-docker
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Midnight Foundation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Load environment if direnv is not used
+if [ -z "${MITHRIL_IMAGE:-}" ]; then
+  if [ -f .envrc ]; then
+    echo "Loading environment from .envrc..."
+    source .envrc
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Fallback defaults if still not set
+NETWORK=${CARDANO_NETWORK:-preview}
+DATA_DIR=${CARDANO_DATA_DIR:-./cardano-data}
+MITHRIL_IMAGE=${MITHRIL_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/input-output-hk/mithril-client:latest}
+
+echo "─── Cardano snapshot restoration (Mithril) ───"
+echo "Network: $NETWORK"
+echo "Data directory: $DATA_DIR"
+
+if [ ! -d "$DATA_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Creating data directory $DATA_DIR..."
+    mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Check if DB is already populated
+if [ -d "$DATA_DIR/db" ] && [ "$(ls -A "$DATA_DIR/db" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+    echo "Error: $DATA_DIR/db is not empty."
+    echo "If you want to restore a fresh snapshot, please remove the existing database first:"
+    echo "  rm -rf $DATA_DIR/db"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Ensure we have the necessary Mithril variables
+if [ -z "${MITHRIL_AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT:-}" ] || [ -z "${MITHRIL_GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY:-}" ]; then
+    echo "Error: MITHRIL_AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT or MITHRIL_GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY not set."
+    echo "Please ensure you have run 'direnv allow' or populated these variables in .envrc"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Pulling Mithril client image ($MITHRIL_IMAGE)..."
+docker pull "$MITHRIL_IMAGE"
+
+echo "Downloading latest snapshot for $NETWORK..."
+
+# Check for required tools
+for tool in jq wget zstd curl; do
+    if ! command -v "$tool" &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: $tool is not installed. Please install it first."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+# Execute the main restoration
+docker run --rm \
+  -e AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT="$MITHRIL_AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT" \
+  -e GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY="$MITHRIL_GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY" \
+  -e ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY="$MITHRIL_ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY" \
+  -v "$(pwd)/$DATA_DIR:/data" \
+  "$MITHRIL_IMAGE" \
+  cardano-db download latest --download-dir /data --include-ancillary
+
+echo "─── Post-Restoration Fixes ───"
+
+# Fix 1: Ensure protocolMagicId exists (required by cardano-node to identify the network)
+if [ "$NETWORK" == "preview" ]; then MAGIC=2; elif [ "$NETWORK" == "preprod" ]; then MAGIC=1; else MAGIC=764824073; fi
+echo -n "$MAGIC" > "$DATA_DIR/db/protocolMagicId"
+echo "✅ Created protocolMagicId: $MAGIC"
+
+# Fix 2: Manual Ledger Injection (Mithril often skips these or they fail to extract)
+# We detect if ledger is empty or small and inject if necessary.
+if [ -d "$DATA_DIR/db/ledger" ] && [ "$(ls -A "$DATA_DIR/db/ledger" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+    echo "✅ Ledger state found."
+else
+    echo "⚠️ Ledger state missing. Injecting manual ancillary snapshot to bypass block replay..."
+    # We fetch the ancillary URL dynamically from the aggregator for the 'latest' snapshot
+    DIGEST=$(docker run --rm -e AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT="$MITHRIL_AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT" "$MITHRIL_IMAGE" cardano-db snapshot list --json | jq -r '.[0].hash')
+    ANCILLARY_URL=$(curl -s "$MITHRIL_AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT/artifact/cardano-database/$DIGEST" | jq -r '.ancillary.locations[0].uri')
+
+    if [ "$ANCILLARY_URL" != "null" ]; then
+        echo "Downloading ancillary files from $ANCILLARY_URL..."
+        wget -q -O ancillary.tar.zst "$ANCILLARY_URL"
+        zstd -d -q ancillary.tar.zst
+        tar -xf ancillary.tar -C "$DATA_DIR/db/"
+        rm -f ancillary.tar ancillary.tar.zst
+        echo "✅ Ledger injection complete."
+    else
+        echo "❌ Could not find ancillary URL in aggregator metadata. Node will perform fallback replay."
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Fix 3: Permissions (ensure Docker can read the files)
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
+    # On Linux, we might need to chown to 1000 (standard for cardano-node image)
+    sudo chown -R 1000:1000 "$DATA_DIR/db" 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+chmod -R 777 "$DATA_DIR/db" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "─── Fast Sync Complete ───"
+echo "You can now start your Cardano node:"
+echo "  docker compose -f compose-partner-chains.yml up -d cardano-node"