# Restoring a Base Node from snapshot

Here are instructions on how to restore your Base Node using a snapshot:

In the home directory of your Base Node, create a folder named `geth-data`. If you already have this folder, remove it to clear the existing state and then recreate it. Next, run the following code and wait for the operation to complete.

**Testnet (Full)**

wget https://sepolia-full-snapshots.base.org/$(curl https://sepolia-full-snapshots.base.org/latest)

**Testnet (Archive)**

wget https://base-sepolia-archive-snapshots.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/$(curl https://base-sepolia-archive-snapshots.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/latest)

**Mainnet (Full)**

wget https://mainnet-full-snapshots.base.org/$(curl https://mainnet-full-snapshots.base.org/latest)

**Mainnet (Archive)**

wget https://mainnet-archive-snapshots.base.org/$(curl https://mainnet-archive-snapshots.base.org/latest)

You'll then need to untar the downloaded snapshot and place the `geth` subfolder inside of the archive in the `geth-data` folder.

Make sure you're in the root of your Base node folder and start your node.

cd ..
docker compose up --build

Your node should begin syncing from the last block in the snapshot.

Check the latest block to make sure you're syncing from the snapshot and that it restored correctly:

curl -d '{"id":0,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["latest",false]}' \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

If so, you can remove the snapshot archive that you downloaded.