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  2. title: "Import, export, and print a snapshot"
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  3. description: "Snapshots can be incredibly useful for diagnosing anomalies after they've already happened, and are interoperable with any other node running Netdata."
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  4. type: how-to
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  8. # Import, export, and print snapshots
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  10. Netdata can export snapshots of the contents of your dashboard at a given time, which you can then import into any other
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  11. node running Netdata. Or, you can create a print-ready version of your dashboard to save to PDF or actually print to
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  12. paper.
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  13. 

  14. Snapshots can be incredibly useful for diagnosing anomalies after they've already happened. Let's say Netdata triggered
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  15. a warning alarm while you were asleep. In the morning, you can [pick the
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  16. timeframe](/docs/dashboard/visualization-date-and-time-controls.mdx) when the alarm triggered, export a snapshot, and send it to a
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  17. colleague for further analysis.
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  18. 

  19. Or, send the Netdata team a snapshot of your dashboard when [filing a bug
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  20. report](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug%2Cneeds+triage&template=BUG_REPORT.yml) on
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  21. GitHub.
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  23. ![The export, import, and print
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  24. buttons](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1153921/114218399-360fb600-991e-11eb-8dea-fabd2bffc5b3.gif)
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  25. 

  26. ## Import a snapshot
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  27. 

  28. To import a snapshot, click on the **import** icon ![Import
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  29. icon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata-ui/98e31799c1ec0983f433537ff16d2ac2b0d994aa/src/components/icon/assets/upload.svg)
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  30. in the top panel.
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  31. 

  32. Select the Netdata snapshot file to import. Once the file is loaded, the modal updates with information about the
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  33. snapshot and the system from which it was taken. Click **Import** to begin to process.
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  35. Netdata takes the data embedded inside the snapshot and re-creates a static replica on your dashboard. When the import
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  36. finishes, you're free to move around and examine the charts. 
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  37. 

  38. Some caveats and tips to keep in mind:
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  40. - Only metrics in the export timeframe are available to you. If you zoom out or pan through time, you'll see the
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  41.   beginning and end of the snapshot.
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  42. - Charts won't update with new information, as you're looking at a static replica, not the live dashboard.
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  43. - The import is only temporary. Reload your browser tab to return to your node's real-time dashboard.
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  45. ## Export a snapshot
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  46. 

  47. To export a snapshot, first pan/zoom any chart to an appropriate _visible timeframe_. The export snapshot will only
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  48. contain the metrics you see in charts, so choose the most relevant timeframe.
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  49. 

  50. Next, click on the **export** icon ![Export
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  51. icon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata-ui/98e31799c1ec0983f433537ff16d2ac2b0d994aa/src/components/icon/assets/download.svg)
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  52. in the top panel.
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  54. Select the metrics resolution to export. The default is 1-second, equal to how often Netdata collects and stores
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  55. metrics. Lowering the resolution will reduce the number of data points, and thus the snapshot's overall size.
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  57. Edit the snapshot file name and select your desired compression method. Click on **Export**. When the export is
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  58. complete, your browser will prompt you to save the `.snapshot` file to your machine.
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  59. 

  60. ## Print a snapshot
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  62. To print a snapshot, click on the **print** icon ![Import
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  63. icon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata-ui/98e31799c1ec0983f433537ff16d2ac2b0d994aa/src/components/icon/assets/print.svg)
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  64. in the top panel.
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  66. When you click **Print**, Netdata opens a new window to render every chart. This might take some time. When finished,
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  67. Netdata opens a browser print dialog for you to save to PDF or print.
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  69. ## What's next?
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  70. 

  71. Now that you understand snapshots, now is a good time to delve deeper into some of the dashboard's lesser-known
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  72. features, such as [customization](/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx) or [building new, custom
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  73. dashboards](/web/gui/custom/README.md).
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  74. 

  75. ### Further reading & related information
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  76. 

  77. - Dashboard
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  78.   - [How the dashboard works](/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx)
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  79.   - [Interact with charts](/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx)
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  80.   - [Chart dimensions, contexts, and families](/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx)
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  81.   - [Select timeframes to visualize](/docs/dashboard/visualization-date-and-time-controls.mdx)
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  82.   - **[Import, export, and print a snapshot](/docs/dashboard/import-export-print-snapshot.mdx)**
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  83.   - [Customize the standard dashboard](/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx)
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