docs/demo.md

@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
     ```bash
     cargo install tmkms --features=softsign --version=0.14.0
     ```
-- testnet-state.json ([exported testnet state](./run-first-validator.md#export-testnet-state)) 
+- Install `gzip` using `sudo apt install gzip`
+- testnet-state.gz ([exported testnet state](./run-first-validator.md#export-testnet-state)) 
 - LPS distribution Google spreadsheet URL or CSV file path
 
 ## Steps
 
-- In current working directory demo, keep exported `testnet-state.json` file from prerequisites
+- In current working directory demo, keep exported `testnet-state.gz` file from prerequisites
 
 - Fetch stack:
 
@@ -36,6 +37,15 @@
   export CWD=$(pwd)
   ```
 
+- Extract the testnet-state JSON file
+
+  ```
+  gzip -dc $CWD/testnet-state.gz > $CWD/testnet-state.json
+
+  # Remove zip folder
+  rm -rf testnet-state.gz
+  ```
+
 - Set envs:
 
   ```bash

docs/run-first-validator.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - [ansible](playbooks/README.md#ansible-installation)
 - [laconic-so](https://github.com/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/?tab=readme-ov-file#install)
 - LPS distribution Google spreadsheet URL or CSV file path
+- Install `gzip` using `sudo apt install gzip`
 
 ## Export testnet state
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
   ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/scripts/export-testnet-state.sh <absolute-path-to-testnet-deployment>
   ```
 
-  - The file will be generated in `<absolute-path-to-testnet-deployment>/export/testnet-state.json`
+  - The compressed gzip will be generated at `<absolute-path-to-testnet-deployment>/export/testnet-state.gz`
 
 ## Generate mainnet genesis file
 
@@ -44,7 +45,16 @@
   laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd-stack --git-ssh --pull
   ```
 
-- Copy over the exported `testnet-state.json` file to target machine
+- Copy over compressed `testnet-state.gz` file to target machine
+
+- Extract the testnet-state JSON file
+
+  ```
+  gzip -dc <path-to-compressed-file>/testnet-state.gz > testnet-state.json
+
+  # Remove zip folder
+  rm -rf <path-to-compressed-file>/testnet-state.gz
+  ```
 
 - Generate LPS lockup distribution JSON file
 

scripts/export-testnet-state.sh

@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ OUTPUT_DIR=${TESTNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR}/export
 mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
 
 # Export state from testnet chain
-testnet_state_file="$OUTPUT_DIR/testnet-state.json"
+testnet_state_file="$OUTPUT_DIR/testnet-state.gz"
 docker run -it \
   -v ${TESTNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR}/data/laconicd-data:/root/testnet-deployment/.laconicd \
   cerc/laconicd:local bash -c "laconicd export --home /root/testnet-deployment/.laconicd" \
-  | jq > "$testnet_state_file"
+  | jq | gzip > "$testnet_state_file"
 
 echo "Exported state from testnet to $testnet_state_file"