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# Snapshot

```
cp $HOME/.story/story/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.story/story/priv_validator_state.json.backup
```

You can use the ITRocket service for a snapshot.

```
rm -rf $HOME/.story/story/data
curl https://server-3.itrocket.net/testnet/story/story_2024-10-15_1449048_snap.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.story/story
```

Restore priv\_validator\_state.json

```
mv $HOME/.story/story/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.story/story/data/priv_validator_state.json
```

Delete geth data and unpack Geth snapshot

```
rm -rf $HOME/.story/geth/iliad/geth/chaindata
mkdir -p $HOME/.story/geth/iliad/geth
curl https://server-3.itrocket.net/testnet/story/geth_story_2024-10-15_1449048_snap.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.story/geth/iliad/geth
```

Enable and start geth, story

```
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable story story-geth
sudo systemctl restart story story-geth
```

Check logs

```
journalctl -u story -u story-geth -f
```