[Ethereum] Status of Ethereum Sync using Geth for Beginners

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I am new to ethereum and right now getting the ethereum blockchain using geth with syncmode=fast and cache=5120

It's been quite some time the sync being running (about 24 hours) and still the process has not completed.

I was wondering what the current status is looking at the log, but I am not able to understand much.

Can anyone tell me what the below details signifies? What does each parameter states? Till which block has this synced and other relevant details?

INFO [10-25|16:25:13] Imported new state entries               count=1059 elapsed=7.024ms   processed=7515488 pending=7432  retry=43  duplicate=1175 unexpected=5305
INFO [10-25|16:25:24] Imported new block receipts              count=119  elapsed=230.181ms bytes=9326402   number=4220975 hash=6d6c23…ad8eb6 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:25:34] Imported new block headers               count=2048 elapsed=384.273ms number=4258047 hash=b0d55a…ad5e1c ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:25:38] Regenerated local transaction journal    transactions=0 accounts=0
INFO [10-25|16:25:40] Imported new block receipts              count=54   elapsed=121.085ms bytes=5344988   number=4221029 hash=0d3b58…6cd098 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:26:00] Imported new block receipts              count=85   elapsed=195.139ms bytes=7045657   number=4221114 hash=c92b6d…269d41 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:26:03] Imported new state entries               count=1011 elapsed=3.001ms   processed=7516499 pending=6882  retry=43  duplicate=1175 unexpected=5305
INFO [10-25|16:26:38] Imported new block receipts              count=213  elapsed=732.521ms bytes=14212804  number=4221327 hash=209065…a894a6 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:26:49] Imported new block receipts              count=87   elapsed=176.143ms bytes=5063052   number=4221414 hash=0381c0…bcab0b ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:26:52] Imported new state entries               count=840  elapsed=11.984ms  processed=7517339 pending=7749  retry=0   duplicate=1175 unexpected=5305
INFO [10-25|16:27:12] Imported new block receipts              count=230  elapsed=463.327ms bytes=13492139  number=4221644 hash=70ac9d…f71a29 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:27:21] Imported new block receipts              count=134  elapsed=336.239ms bytes=8628742   number=4221778 hash=606884…900f6b ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:27:22] Imported new block receipts              count=39   elapsed=83.059ms  bytes=2820211   number=4221817 hash=79185a…fb8d95 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:27:37] Imported new state entries               count=1101 elapsed=7.005ms   processed=7518440 pending=7128  retry=49  duplicate=1175 unexpected=5305
INFO [10-25|16:27:38] Imported new block receipts              count=141  elapsed=282.218ms bytes=10903446  number=4221958 hash=9c1fa2…fabd0a ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:28:03] Imported new block receipts              count=77   elapsed=158.113ms bytes=5838556   number=4222035 hash=b63474…f9303e ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:28:06] Imported new block receipts              count=97   elapsed=281.199ms bytes=10552582  number=4222132 hash=6ec7e1…f5f666 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:28:15] Imported new block receipts              count=8    elapsed=29.038ms  bytes=980919    number=4222140 hash=1e83fc…468077 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:28:21] Imported new block receipts              count=65   elapsed=172.126ms bytes=6943000   number=4222205 hash=1c02c9…ba76c2 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:28:23] Imported new state entries               count=1031 elapsed=6.003ms   processed=7519471 pending=6949  retry=0   duplicate=1175 unexpected=5305
INFO [10-25|16:28:34] Imported new block receipts              count=70   elapsed=203.144ms bytes=5500316   number=4222275 hash=af82fe…f5f069 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:28:34] Imported new block receipts              count=57   elapsed=185.133ms bytes=5040925   number=4222332 hash=97dedd…ddc765 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:28:52] Imported new block receipts              count=87   elapsed=183.129ms bytes=5341922   number=4222419 hash=a5021f…c35d4e ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:29:04] Imported new state entries               count=943  elapsed=7.004ms   processed=7520414 pending=7228  retry=0   duplicate=1175 unexpected=5305
INFO [10-25|16:29:17] Imported new block receipts              count=260  elapsed=606.449ms bytes=18195894  number=4222679 hash=b90f33…279604 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:29:30] Imported new block receipts              count=189  elapsed=346.227ms bytes=12584817  number=4222868 hash=56cc71…793e76 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:29:45] Imported new block receipts              count=97   elapsed=166.117ms bytes=5747857   number=4222965 hash=0faed2…93a29d ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:29:50] Imported new state entries               count=973  elapsed=9.978ms   processed=7521387 pending=6585  retry=0   duplicate=1175 unexpected=5305
INFO [10-25|16:29:57] Imported new block headers               count=2048 elapsed=367.242ms number=4260095 hash=835ba4…200585 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:30:06] Imported new block receipts              count=130  elapsed=234.183ms bytes=9658294   number=4223095 hash=505edb…482542 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:30:20] Imported new block receipts              count=219  elapsed=409.314ms bytes=15701288  number=4223314 hash=2e1e7f…f9dcf9 ignored=0
INFO [10-25|16:30:28] Imported new state entries               count=925  elapsed=10.006ms  processed=7522312 pending=7099  retry=63  duplicate=1175 unexpected=5305

Any help is appreciated!

Best Answer

As long as you see in the logs INFO [xx-xx|xx:xx:xx] Imported new state entries .... the network is syncing.

You can check progress with command eth.syncing(from the geth console), if syncing is on going you must see:

{                         
  "currentBlock": xxxxxxx,  
  "highestBlock": xxxxxxx,  
  "knownStates": xxxxxxx,   
  "pulledStates": xxxxxxx,  
  "startingBlock": xxxxxxx  
}

When process is complete you'll see INFO [xx-xx|xx:xx:xx] Imported new chain segment ... entries in the log.

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