I'm running geth
on Linux within a Chromebook. The blockchain is being stored within ~/.ethereum
, along with other important files. Problem is, the storage capacity on my Chromebook is quite limited so it is difficult to keep the data under the user directory.
I have an SD card where I'd like to save the blockchain while keeping the geth installation in the home directory and local to the computer. How can I do this? I don't believe this has to do with --datadir
(that's just for the keystore
, right?). Any guidance or documentation is helpful, since I basically can't sync with the network with my limited storage as is. Thanks!
Best Answer
The --datadir flag specifies the location data directory.
This directory should contain the following subdirectories:
On start up GETH will try to open IPC (inter-process communication) unix socket within your data directory
geth.ipc
. However FAT32 file systems do not support the necessary operations to create unix sockets. Therefore if the directory is on a FAT32 file system (e.g. external flash drive) you will need to either:--ipcdisable
flaggeth.ipc
should be on a linux file system ipcpath--ipcpath some/path/on/linux/geth.ipc