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Hippo Protocol

Archived

Hippo Protocol is a Layer 1 healthcare blockchain enabling secure, HIPAA-compliant data sharing for AI, DeSci, and medical research.

Validator Service Sunset

This validator has ceased operations on June 26, 2026. The data shown below is an archived snapshot of the final state.

Public Endpoints

Essential Files

Genesis.json

genesis.json
Download

Addrbook.json

addrbook.json
Download

Snapshots

Hippo Snapshot

ℹ️ Snapshot Info

Snapshots are maintained by LinkNode, our infrastructure division supporting blockchain networks with snapshots, RPC, API, and gRPC endpoints.

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Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

  • The hippod binary is installed.
  • lz4 is installed. If not, run: sudo apt-get install lz4 -y.

Install Snapshot

  1. Download Snapshot
mkdir -p ~/snapshot
cd ~/snapshot
 
SNAPSHOT_URL="https://vault.astrostake.xyz/mainnet/hippo/hippo_snapshot.tar.lz4"
SNAPSHOT_FILE=$(basename "$SNAPSHOT_URL")
 
if [ ! -f "$SNAPSHOT_FILE" ]; then
    echo "Downloading $SNAPSHOT_FILE..."
    wget "$SNAPSHOT_URL"
else
    echo "$SNAPSHOT_FILE already exists. Skipping download."
fi
  1. Stop Service
sudo systemctl stop hippod.service
  1. Backup & Delete Old Data
cp $HOME/.hippo/hippo/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.hippo/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.hippo/hippo/data
  1. Extract & Restore
lz4 -c -d hippo_snapshot.tar.lz4 | tar -x -C $HOME/.hippo/hippo
mv $HOME/.hippo/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.hippo/hippo/data/priv_validator_state.json
  1. Restart Service
sudo systemctl restart hippod
sudo journalctl -u hippod -f -o cat