# 📸  Snapshot

## *Snapshot Consensus Node (pruned)* <a href="#snap" id="snap"></a>

* updated every 4h

***Download and unpack snapshot***

```bash
sudo systemctl stop celestia-appd

cp $HOME/.celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup

rm -rf $HOME/.celestia-app/data
curl -L https://snapshots1.validexis.com/celestia-mainnet/snap_celestia-prun.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

sudo systemctl restart celestia-appd && sudo journalctl -u celestia-appd -f
```

## *Snapshot Consensus Full Node* <a href="#snapshot-archive" id="snapshot-archive"></a>

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* **Height**: 8 538 199
* **Generated**: 2025-11-16T16:27:28Z
* **Size**: 5.5 TB
* **Indexer:** kv

***Download and unpack snapshot***

```bash
sudo systemctl stop celestia-appd

cp $HOME/.celestia-app/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.celestia-app/priv_validator_state.json.backup

rm -rf $HOME/.celestia-app/data
curl -L https://snapshots1.validexis.com/celestia-mainnet/snap_celestia-archive_8538199.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

sudo systemctl restart celestia-appd && sudo journalctl -u celestia-appd -f
```


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