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# Snapshot

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Snapshots allows a new node to join the network by recovering application state from a backup file. Snapshot contains compressed copy of chain data directory. To keep backup files as small as plausible, snapshot server is periodically beeing state-synced.
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Snapshots are taken automatically every 4 hours

**Instructions**

```bash
cd $HOME
sudo apt install -y lz4 wget  # if needed
```

**Stop the node**

```bash
sudo systemctl stop provenanced
```

**Backup validator**

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```bash
sudo cp $HOME/.provenanced/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.provenanced/priv_validator_state.json.backup
```

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**Remove old data**

```bash
sudo rm -rf $HOME/.provenanced/data
sudo rm -rf $HOME/.provenanced/wasm
```

**Download and extract the latest snapshot**

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```bash
curl -L https://snapshots.takeshi.team/provenance/provenance_latest.tar.lz4 | lz4 -c -d - | tar -x -C $HOME/.provenanced
```

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**Restore validator**

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```bash
mv $HOME/.provenanced/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.provenanced/data/priv_validator_state.json
```

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**Download addrbook.json**

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```bash
wget -O $HOME/.provenanced/config/addrbook.json "https://snapshots.takeshi.team/provenance/addrbook.json"
```

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**Start the node**

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```bash
sudo systemctl start provenanced && sudo journalctl -u provenanced -f --no-hostname -o cat
```

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