# 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 6 hours starting at **02:00 UTC**

**pruning**: 100/0/19 | **indexer**: null | **version tag**: v0.2.0

| BLOCK   | AGE     | DOWNLOAD                                                                            |
| ------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 4106514 | 1 hours | [snapshot (1.02 GB)](https://snapshots.takeshi.team/pylons/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4) |

## Instructions

### Stop the service and reset the data

```bash
sudo systemctl stop pylonsd
cp $HOME/.pylons/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.pylons/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.pylons/data
```

### Download latest snapshot

```bash
curl -L https://snapshots.takeshi.team/pylons/snapshot_latest.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.pylons
mv $HOME/.pylons/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.pylons/data/priv_validator_state.json
```

### Restart the service and check the log

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