v4.2.1

Optional Upgrade

This is a minor release to fix a Too many open files files error, if your node has encountered this bug then please update to this release.

Highlights

• Adjust RocksDB options to resolve the Too many open files error.
• Allow mocknet to run on all networks, not just mainnet.
• Update -ports=auto to use network specific folders, enables usage of different networks on the same data dfirectory.
• Update -consolidaterewards to only update non-static rewards post-fork.

Upgrade Notes

• From v4.1.x: Drop in upgrade.
• All other older nodes: Fresh sync or bootstrap from snapshots required.
• For nodes that are being restored from recent snapshot, as with all updates before: -rescan for the wallet txs and additionally -spv_resync for users who hold BTC. If either isn't used, they may not be shown in the wallet until rescanned/resynced.

Network Snapshot

• [Asia] https://defi-snapshots.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/index.txt
• [EU] https://defi-snapshots-europe.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/index.txt
• [Sydney] https://defi-snapshots-sydney.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/index.txt
• [US] https://defi-snapshots-us.s3.amazonaws.com/index.txt

What's Changed

• Cleanup: remove dead code by @Jouzo in #3096
• Only consolidate per-block rewards after moving to static rewards by @Bushstar in #3099
• Remove ports just before usage. Use network specific folders. by @Bushstar in #3102
• Add mocknet to all networks by @Bushstar in #3103
• Update rocksdb default options by @Jouzo in #3104

Full Changelog: v4.2.0...v4.2.1