# Pythnet RPC Node Bootstrap Issue - No Snapshots Available

**URL:** <https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/pythnet-rpc-node-bootstrap-issue-no-snapshots-available/786>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 22, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/pythnet-rpc-node-bootstrap-issue-no-snapshots-available/786 "2026-05-22T17:36:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![boeverstake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@boeverstake](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/u/boeverstake)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/pythnet-rpc-node-bootstrap-issue-no-snapshots-available/786/1 "2026-05-22T17:36:21Z")

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We’re experiencing an issue bootstrapping a Pythnet RPC validator node. After a brief network outage, all discovered RPC nodes are reporting “No snapshots available”, preventing our validator from bootstrapping.

**Current State:**

- **Validator version:** v1.14.180

- **Shred version:** 35891 (matching network)

- **RPC nodes discovered:** 14-16 nodes

- **Issue:** All nodes report: `No snapshots available`

- **Gossip connectivity:** Healthy (85-91 nodes visible)

- **System resources:** Adequate (1.8TB disk free, 55GB RAM available)

**Validator logs show:**

```auto
[INFO] Searching for an RPC service with shred version 35891 (Retrying: No snapshots available)...
[INFO] Total 14 RPC nodes found. 0 known, 0 blacklisted

```

**Our Setup:**

We’re using Pythnet RPC nodes as bootstrap sources for a Hermes relay infrastructure. The validator is correctly configured with `--full-rpc-api` and pointing to the correct entrypoint, but cannot proceed past bootstrap discovery.

**Questions:**

1. Is the snapshot service on Pythnet RPC nodes currently down for maintenance?

2. What’s the expected timeline for snapshot availability?

3. Are there alternative sources or methods to obtain a valid Pythnet snapshot?

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**Author:** ![boeverstake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@boeverstake](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/u/boeverstake)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/pythnet-rpc-node-bootstrap-issue-no-snapshots-available/786/2 "2026-05-22T18:57:40Z")

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solved , for now all nodes looks good