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# 📦 QIE Mainnet — Latest Mainnet Snapshot

The latest **QIE Mainnet snapshot** is available for validator operators to download and use for faster node synchronization.

#### Snapshot Details

* **Network:** QIE Mainnet
* **Snapshot Height:** `10,024,923`
* **Snapshot Size:** \~`206 GiB`
* **Snapshot Contents:** `data/` directory only

#### 📥 Download Snapshot

[Download QIE Mainnet V6 Snapshot](https://qie-snapshot-share.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/qie-mainnet-v6-snapshot/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

The snapshot is hosted as an **S3-compatible directory** and should be downloaded recursively using `rclone`.

```
rclone copy \  :s3:qie-snapshot-share/qie-mainnet-v6-snapshot/ \  <QIE_DATA_DIRECTORY>/ \  --s3-provider DigitalOcean \  --s3-endpoint https://sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com \  --s3-no-check-bucket \  -P
```

Replace `<QIE_DATA_DIRECTORY>` with your validator's existing QIE data directory.

> ⚠️ **Important:** Stop `qied` before restoring the snapshot. The snapshot contains only blockchain `data/` and does **not** include validator keys, signing keys, node identity, or configuration files. Keep your existing validator-specific files intact.