Forest Progress

Notable updates( Forest v0.7.2 ):

• Support for Network Version 18, including state migration.
• Automatic database garbage collection.
• A JavaScript console to interact with Filecoin API.
• Switched to ParityDb as the default backend for Forest daemon.
• Support snapshot compression.
• Use latest tag for stable releases and edge for the latest development builds.
• Sync testing for PRs.

In progress:

• Daily snapshots for mainnet
• Dependency management and removal of monkey-patched libraries
• A more elaborate, user-focused documentation

Future plans:

• Collect statistics about client versions in the Filecoin network
• Long-term testing of the Forest node to ensure it can withstand a production environment
• Improve Forest sync to allow transitioning between network versions (continuous operation)
• Ability to sync from genesis and provide snapshots