Polkadot Snapshots

DataBase Snapshots for Polkadot nodes

# Polkadot Snapshots

## Overview

- **Network:** Polkadot
- **Snapshot type:** Full / Archive (adjust as needed)
- **Database:** RocksDB / ParityDB
- **Update frequency:** e.g. Daily at 00:00 UTC
- **Retention:** e.g. Last 3 snapshots

Use this page to restore your Polkadot node quickly using our pre-built snapshots.

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## Requirements

- **OS:** Linux (Ubuntu 22.04+ recommended)
- **Disk:** e.g. 2 TB NVMe SSD
- **RAM:** e.g. 32 GB+
- **Client:** e.g. `polkadot` (Parity client, version X.Y.Z+)

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## Snapshot URLs

- **Latest full node snapshot:**  
  `https://<your-snapshot-host>/polkadot/full/latest.tar.lz4`

- **Latest archive snapshot (optional):**  
  `https://<your-snapshot-host>/polkadot/archive/latest.tar.lz4`

> Replace the URLs above with your actual endpoints.

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## How to restore from snapshot

1. **Stop the node**

   ```bash
   sudo systemctl stop polkadot