Sync Modes

Full sync

Full syncing works by downloading and executing every block from genesis. This means that full syncing will only work for networks that started after The Merge, as ethrex only supports post merge execution.

Snap sync

Snap syncing is a much faster alternative to full sync that works by downloading and executing only the latest blocks from the network. For a much more in depth description on how snap sync works under the hood please read the snap networking documentation