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Re-execute all Ethereum blocks from block 0 to reproduce bugs, validate state, or test correctness after code changes. Use this skill whenever the user wants to re-run execution from scratch, reset execution stage, reproduce a state mismatch, validate a fix by re-exec, or run blocks from the beginning on a specific chain/datadir.

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Re-execute all blocks from 0

Use this workflow to wipe execution state and re-run all blocks from block 0. Common reasons: reproducing a state root mismatch, validating a bug fix, testing new execution logic end-to-end.

Prerequisites

You need:

  • --datadir — path to the Erigon data directory (block snapshots must be present)
  • --chain — chain name (e.g. chiado, mainnet, gnosis, sepolia)

Step 1: Remove state snapshots (keep block snapshots)

go run ./cmd/erigon snapshots rm-all-state-snapshots --datadir <datadir>

This removes .kv state snapshot files but leaves .seg block snapshot files intact, so you don't need to re-download block data.

Step 2: Reset the execution stage

go run ./cmd/integration stage_exec --datadir <datadir> --chain=<chain> --reset

This clears the execution-stage progress in the database so the next run starts from block 0.

Step 3: Run execution

go run ./cmd/integration stage_exec --datadir <datadir> --chain=<chain> --batchSize=8m

Adjust --batchSize to control how frequently state is flushed to disk. Larger = faster but more RAM; 8m is a reasonable default.

Useful optional flags

Profiling (add when you want pprof):

--pprof --pprof.port=6160

Correctness assertions (add when hunting state bugs — slows execution):

ERIGON_ASSERT=true

Stop at a specific block (useful to reproduce a bug at block N):

--block=<N>

Verifying snapshot integrity

If you suspect corrupted snapshot files before running:

go run ./cmd/erigon seg integrity --datadir <datadir> --sample=0.001