REMOVED · CONFIG

Centralized (external-storage) state sync

Nodes always sync state from peers. Since nearcore 2.13.0 a config.json that sets state_sync.sync to ExternalStorage fails to start, and 2.14.0 removes the mode.

synced 25m agocurated, re-checked on every build

Removedsince 2026-07-09effective nearcore 2.13.0

Use instead: Peer state sync: drop the state_sync.sync block or set it to "Peers"

Evidence

Removed in a releasestrongconfirmed in synced data

“Removed centralized (external-storage) state sync.”

https://github.com/near/nearcore/releases/tag/2.14.0 (opens in a new tab)

2026-10-26

Removed in a releasestrongconfirmed in synced data

“Centralized (external-storage) state sync is no longer supported”

https://github.com/near/nearcore/releases/tag/2.13.0 (opens in a new tab)

2026-07-09

Agents get this entry from check_deprecation("external-storage-state-sync") and GET /api/v1/deprecations/external-storage-state-sync; check_code flags code that uses it. All deprecations →