Stable Release version v0.16.0 is now available at https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa/releases/tag/v0.16.0
This release contains several optimizations that are expected to significantly improve performance and reduce CPU, storage and RAM consumption for mainnet node operators.
Some of the optimizations included are:
- Parallel Muhash
- Parallel transaction input processing
- Optimized header validation, reducing storage footprint which affects pruning as well
Initial Block Download (IBD) times have been observed to complete in as low as 15 minutes with these changes in place.
Important Note for Mainnet Node Operators
This is the first stable release that includes the database version upgrade introduced in #494. When you run this version with an existing datadir, you may be asked to upgrade your database version in CLI. To proceed, type y or yes and hit enter. Alternatively, you can run this version with a –yes flag to skip the interactive question.
This database upgrade is a one-way path, which means after updating your datadir to the new version, you won’t be able to go back to an earlier version.
It is strongly recommended that you upgrade to this version at your earliest convenience and definitely before the Crescendo hardfork version.