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+#!/bin/bash
+# Blockchain RPC Startup Optimization Script
+# Optimizes database and reduces restart time
+
+echo "=== Blockchain RPC Startup Optimization ==="
+
+# Database path
+DB_PATH="/var/lib/aitbc/data/ait-mainnet/chain.db"
+
+if [ -f "$DB_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "1. Optimizing database WAL checkpoint..."
+    sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE);" 2>/dev/null
+    echo "✅ WAL checkpoint completed"
+    
+    echo "2. Checking database size..."
+    ls -lh "$DB_PATH"*
+    
+    echo "3. Restarting blockchain RPC service..."
+    systemctl restart aitbc-blockchain-rpc
+    
+    echo "4. Waiting for startup completion..."
+    sleep 3
+    
+    echo "5. Verifying service status..."
+    if systemctl is-active --quiet aitbc-blockchain-rpc; then
+        echo "✅ Blockchain RPC service is running"
+    else
+        echo "❌ Blockchain RPC service failed to start"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    echo "✅ Optimization completed successfully"
+else
+    echo "❌ Database not found at $DB_PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi