# Ink

> View current network statistics and performance data for Ink on Alchemy.

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/docs/llms.txt).

* [Official Docs](https://docs.inkonchain.com/)
* [Github Repository](https://github.com/inkonchain)

The snapshot service for Ink is available [here](https://alchemy.com/snapshots/ink).

Whether you need to bootstrap your full node, you can use our snapshot service to speed up the process.

Note: the nodes used for snapshotting are using the archive pruning values of Ink and are hosted as Systemd services on machines using Ubuntu 22.04.

### How to use

Go to our [Ink snapshot service](https://alchemy.com/snapshots/ink) and download the latest available snapshot. Decompress the archive as per the following instructions and start your node.

**1. Download the snapshot**

```bash
wget <INK_SNAPSHOT_URL>
```

**2. Stop your Ink service**

If Ink was already running on your machine, stop your services:

```bash
sudo systemctl stop <INK_GETH_SERVICE>
sudo systemctl stop <INK_OP_NODE_SERVICE>
```

OR if you are using the recommended docker compose setup:

```bash
docker compose down
```

Make sure there is no process running that might try to write to the database.

**3. Clean the data directory**

Make sure your Ink data directory is clean (let us assume `<INK_HOME>` is your root Ink directory):

```bash
rm -rf <INK_HOME>/geth/chaindata
```

**4. Install lz4 and decompress the archive**

```bash
sudo apt-get install lz4
```

```bash
lz4 -c -d <INK_SNAPSHOT_NAME>.tar.lz4  | tar -x -C <INK_HOME>/geth/
```

**5. Start the Ink service or container**

You should be in-sync with the network in minutes after starting the node.

<Info>
  Also check the official documentation and the GitHub repository posted above to correctly deploy the node of your choice.
</Info>