DeroGold Checkpointer

A shell script that automatically generates and updates CryptoNoteCheckpoints.h for the DeroGold blockchain node, using the public block explorer API.

What it does

Checkpoints are known-good block height/hash pairs embedded directly into the node source code. They allow new nodes to skip re-validating old blocks, speeding up initial sync significantly.

This script:

1. Queries the DeroGold public API for the current chain height
2. Fetches block headers in bulk (1000 at a time)
3. Selects every 5000th block as a checkpoint
4. Writes (or incrementally updates) CryptoNoteCheckpoints.h with the correct C++ structure

Requirements

• bash
• curl
• jq

Configuration

Before running, set your API base URL at the top of checkpoints.sh:

API_BASE="https://your-api-node-here"

Point this at your own DeroGold node or any compatible block explorer API.

Usage

./checkpoints.sh

First run

If CryptoNoteCheckpoints.h does not exist, the script generates it from scratch — fetching all blocks from genesis to the current tip and writing the full C++ header file.

Subsequent runs

If CryptoNoteCheckpoints.h already exists, the script reads the last checkpoint height, resumes from there, and appends only the new checkpoints. It will exit early if the file is already up to date.

Already up to date. Last checkpoint: 1500000, network tip: 1502341

Output

The script produces CryptoNoteCheckpoints.h, a C++ header ready to drop into the DeroGold node source tree:

namespace CryptoNote
{
    struct CheckpointData
    {
        uint32_t index;
        const char *blockId;
    };

    const CheckpointData CHECKPOINTS[] = {
        {0, "..."},
        {5000, "..."},
        // ...
    };
} // namespace CryptoNote

API

The script expects a node/explorer API with these endpoints:

• GET {API_BASE}/height — returns {"height": N}
• GET {API_BASE}/block/headers/{height}/bulk — returns an array of block headers up to the given height

License

LGPL-3.0, following the upstream CryptoNote / Bytecoin codebase.