v1.8.0

This release includes functionality to load snapshots in place, enabling snapshots auto save.

The AvalancheGo dependencies are updated to v1.11.5.

Updates

• In place snapshot loading (auto saving)
• Uses of avalanchego config file instead of cmdline flags
• RootDir reorg: Staking files go into staking subdir, genesis/config go into configs subdir
• Snapshot Remove/List not dependant on local network
• Bumps avalanchego to 1.11.5

Fixes

• Regenerate admin blockchain aliases when loading snapshots

Changelog

• 568a224 Merge pull request #719 from ava-labs/update-avalanchego
• b1b5d71 update avago
• 378e444 Merge pull request #718 from ava-labs/change-version-file
• bd0a8a7 change version
• 8b27d62 Merge pull request #717 from ava-labs/snapshot-auto-save
• a2054fc ups
• b89cccb address PR comments
• 02f3e9d add root log dir spec
• 5cba43a fix wrong root dir generation
• b6323f9 fix unit tests
• bdc6ca3 implemented in place for snapshots
• 12ca463 add force for snapshot save, avoid setting flags for signing info
• c6eaa72 persist network also on network create
• 00b6831 always persist network conf
• 69de78b make snapshot copy to depend only on datadirs map
• 542478f stop erroring if node dir already exists
• 2c01ce2 load data dir on load snapshot
• b4e59bb migrate snapshot v0 to v1 on load
• d496ef3 start using config file instead of cmdline flags
• 7523771 Merge pull request #715 from ava-labs/load-aliases-with-snapshot
• bdafb60 fix unit test
• a133f62 fix panic
• f99df51 nit
• 2014626 add aliases when loading snapshot
• ea4f2b1 set snapshot removal and list to not depend on bootstrapped network