Specify correct path for GETH_HOST_DATA_DIR

[pyropy]

Once when snapshot download is complete and extracted I'm left with directory named snapshot which contains mainnet/download/geth/.

Does this geth folder actually represent correct value for GETH_HOST_DATA_DIR or should it actually point to snapshot directory?

[ifsayyes]

I took a snapshot using this command:

Move all the snapshot files from the directory snapshots/mainnet/download/geth/ to the working directory geth/.

cd /home/base_chain/geth-data && mv -f snapshots/mainnet/download/geth/* geth/

I can read the snapshot blocks, but when I run 'docker compose up --build -d', it has been running for over 6 hours and still hasn't started syncing! It's showing the following error:
Served eth_coinbase conn=194.67.206.46:33410 reqid=2 duration="76.346µs" err="etherbase must be explicitly specified"

I hope this helps with the issue you're facing with the snapshot directory.

[wbnns]

@pyropy In case helpful, here are instructions you can follow that will help you: https://hackmd.io/@wbnns/restore-a-base-node-from-snapshot

If that doesn't work and you're still encountering a problem, please join the Base Discord and open a ticket in the #developer-support channel. We can help you there. 👍