Backup And Restore Celestia Bridge Node

With Bridge nodes, the concept of 'double-signin' does not apply. If you need to migrate the Node ID to a new server, it makes no difference whether the old server is still running or unreachable - the only requirement is to have a copy of the two files stored at: .celestia-bridge/keys/

  • Save the two files with names similar to OAZHALLLMV4Q and NJ3XILLTMVRXEZLUFZVHO5A in the .celestia-bridge/keys/ folder.
cp $HOME/.celestia-bridge/keys/ /your/backup/vault
  • Launch the new server and fully synchronize the bridge.
  • Stop the Bridge on the new server and replace the two files in: $HOME/.celestia-bridge/keys/
  • Be sure to set the correct permissions: 
    chmod 600 $HOME/.celestia-bridge/keys/*
  • Restart the Bridge on the new server and wait for full synchronization.
  • Shut down the old server.