# Run a chain via snapshot

## Workflow of running a chain node 

* Download snapshot

Method 1:

```
wget https://chain-snapshot-data.bool.network/beta-testnet-node-snapshot-latest.zip
```

* Replace data

beta-testnet-node-snapshot-latest.zip  has been downloaded. Unzip the beta-testnet-node-snapshot-latest.zip  to the specified chain node data directory, replace the original data directory node-data, and then restart the chain service node. Assume that your link node data directory is `~/bool-beta-testnode`

```
mv ~/bool-beta-testnode/node-data ~/bool-beta-testnode/node-data_old
unzip beta-testnet-node-snapshot-latest.zip -d ~/bool-beta-testnode/
```

* (Optional) Modify docker-compose.yaml

Modify the node's docker-compose.yaml configuration to remove `--state-pruning archive` and `--block-pruning archive`

```
sed -i '/--state-pruning archive/d;/--blocks-pruning archive/d' docker-compose.yaml
```

* Start the chain service node

```
docker-compose up -d
```