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# Snapshot

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

#### &#x20;<a href="#stop-the-service" id="stop-the-service"></a>

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

```bash
sudo systemctl stop celestia-appd
```

#### 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/.celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup
rm -rf $HOME/.celestia-app/data
```

#### 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 -L https://services-t.skyneticlabs.com/celestia/celestia-snap-t.tar.lz4 | tar -Ilz4 -xf - -C $HOME/.celestia-app/
mv $HOME/.celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json
```

#### 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 start celestia-appd && sudo journalctl -fu celestia-appd -o cat
```