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updating the the steps for network upgrade for forte (#1513)
* updating the the steps for network upgrade for forte * updating the the steps for network upgrade for forte * Apply suggestion from @peterargue Co-authored-by: Peter Argue <89119817+peterargue@users.noreply.github.com> * updating based on review comment * removing the line about build from source --------- Co-authored-by: Peter Argue <89119817+peterargue@users.noreply.github.com>
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Upcoming network upgrades are announced in advance on the `#flow-validators-announcements` [Discord channel](https://discord.gg/flow) and on the [status](https://status.flow.com/) page.
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The `#flow-validators-announcements` channel is also used to coordinate during the upgrade process with all the node operators.
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> 📢 [Forte Upgrade](https://status.flow.com/incidents/x91d6t1x1qh4) on Wednesday, Oct 22nd, 2025 at 15:00 UTC
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This guide is for existing operators participating in a network upgrade. See [Node Bootstrap](./node-bootstrap.md)
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for a guide to joining the network for the first time.
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## Step 1 - Cleaning Up Previous Spork State
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Once the spork start has been announced on, stop your node and clear your database. The node should stay stopped for the duration of the spork.
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Once the spork start has been announced on Discord, stop your node and clear your database. The node should stay stopped for the duration of the spork.
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<Callout type="warning">
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You can skip this step if it is your first time running a node on Flow.
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- It will generally be `testnet-x` or `mainnet-x` if execution data indexing is not enabled.
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- It will generally be `testnet-x-execution` or `mainnet-x-execution` if execution data indexing is enabled. See [here](../access-nodes/access-node-configuration-options.md) to enable execution date indexing.
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- `YOUR_NODE_TYPE` should be one of `collection`, `consensus`, `execution`, `verification`, `access` based on the node(s) that you are running.
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- `YOUR_NODE_TYPE` should be one of `collection`, `consensus`, `execution`, `verification` based on the node(s) that you are running.
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- For access nodes however, if you have execution data index enabled use the role `execution` to ensure the execution state files (`root.checkpoint*`) are also downloaded. If you do not have execution data indexing enabled, specify the role as `access`.
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```shell Example
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$ ./boot-tools/transit pull -b ./bootstrap -t mainnet-16 -r consensus
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└── random-beacon.priv.json.39fa54984b8eaa463e129919464f61c8cec3a4389478df79c44eb9bfbf30799a
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2. Start your Flow node via `docker` or `systemd`
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2. Update command line arguments
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For the Forte upgrade, remove the `pebble-dir` argument as it has been deprecated. This applies to all node types.
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The node will continue to use the `datadir` argument which points to the location of the node database.
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3. Start your Flow node via `docker` or `systemd`
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The FlowFoundation team will share the new docker tag at the completion of the upgrade. Please use that docker tag to bring up the node.
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See [Node Bootstrap](./node-bootstrap.md) for detailed information on Docker/Systemd configuration.
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