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# Sharing Snapshots

We leave this up to the user because the snapshots are stored as files on your filesystem. As with any file they can be controlled with a [Version Control](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Version_control) tool such as Git as well as backed up with tools such as Google Drive or Dropbox. For this guide, we will assume the use of Git.

## Prerequisites

1. Create a .gitignore file with the following:

```
.stoobly/db
.stoobly/settings.yml
.stoobly/snapshots/VERSION
.stoobly/tmp
```

## To Share Snapshots

1. Add, commit and push the snapshots.

```bash
git add .stoobly
git commit -m "Update <SCENARIO-NAME>"
git push origin main
```

2. Other team members who want to receive the updated snapshots then pull the changes.

```bash
git pull origin main
```

3. Team members then need to run the following command to build the requests in the new Stoobly context.

```bash
$ stoobly-agent snapshot apply
```