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# 📸  Snapshot

### *SnapShot (pruned) - updated every 24 hours* <a href="#snapshot-mainnet-updated-every-5-hours" id="snapshot-mainnet-updated-every-5-hours"></a>

```bash
sudo systemctl stop kusama.service
rm -r $HOME/.kusama/chains/ksmcc3/db/
sudo curl -o - -L https://snapshots1.validexis.com/kusama-rocksdb-pruned/kusama_2025-12-12.tar.lz4 | lz4 -c -d - | sudo tar -xf - -C $HOME/.kusama/chains/ksmcc3

sudo systemctl restart kusama.service && sudo journalctl -u kusama.service -f
```

### *SnapShot (Archive) - updated every 7 days* <a href="#snapshot-mainnet-updated-every-5-hours-1" id="snapshot-mainnet-updated-every-5-hours-1"></a>

```bash
sudo systemctl stop kusama.service
rm -r $HOME/.kusama/chains/ksmcc3/db/
sudo curl -o - -L https://snapshots1.validexis.com/kusama-paritydb-archive/kusama-archive_2025-12-12.tar.lz4 | lz4 -c -d - | sudo tar -xf - -C $HOME/.kusama/chains/ksmcc3

sudo systemctl restart kusama.service && sudo journalctl -u kusama.service -f
```