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# Snapshot

***Snapshots are taken automatically every 8 hours***

#### Stop the service <a href="#stop-the-service" id="stop-the-service"></a>

```bash
sudo systemctl stop story story-geth
```

#### Reset the data and save validator state <a href="#reset-the-data-and-save-validator-state" id="reset-the-data-and-save-validator-state"></a>

```bash
cp $HOME/.story/story/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.story/story/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.story/story/data
rm -rf $HOME/.story/geth/story/geth/chaindata
```

#### Download latest snapshot and recover validator state <a href="#download-latest-snapshot-and-recover-validator-state" id="download-latest-snapshot-and-recover-validator-state"></a>

```bash
curl https://services-m.skyneticlabs.com/story/mainnet/snap.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.story/story
mv $HOME/.story/story/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.story/story/data/priv_validator_state.json

curl https://services-m.skyneticlabs.com/story/mainnet/snap_geth.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.story/geth/story/geth
```

#### Restart the service and check the log <a href="#restart-the-service-and-check-the-log" id="restart-the-service-and-check-the-log"></a>

```bash
sudo systemctl restart story story-geth
sudo journalctl -u story-geth -u story -f
```