diff --git a/contrib/load-utxo-set.sh b/contrib/load-utxo-set.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script shows the steps to download and update an archive of the current UTXO Set
+
+exit # This script is not meant to run automatically
+
+
+## ARGS#
+NETWORK="testnet"
+DOWNLOAD_LINK="http://utxosets.blob.core.windows.net/public/utxo-snapshot-bitcoin-testnet-1445586.tar"
+TAR_FILE_HASH="eabaaa717bb8eeaf603e383dd8642d9d34df8e767fccbd208b0c936b79c82742"
+#######
+
+BITCOIN_DATA_DIR="/var/lib/docker/volumes/generated_bitcoin_datadir/_data"
+[ ! -d "$BITCOIN_DATA_DIR" ] && mkdir -p "$BITCOIN_DATA_DIR"
+
+TAR_FILE="$BITCOIN_DATA_DIR/snapshot.tar"
+echo "Downloading $DOWNLOAD_LINK to $TAR_FILE"
+wget "$DOWNLOAD_LINK" -q --show-progress -O "$TAR_FILE"
+
+if ! echo "$TAR_FILE_HASH" "$TAR_FILE" | sha256sum -c -; then  
+  echo "Invalid hash"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+NETWORK_DIRECTORY=$NETWORK
+if [[ $NETWORK == "mainnet" ]]; then
+  NETWORK_DIRECTORY="."
+fi
+if [[ $NETWORK == "testnet" ]]; then
+  NETWORK_DIRECTORY="testnet3"
+fi
+
+NETWORK_DIRECTORY="$BITCOIN_DATA_DIR/$NETWORK_DIRECTORY"
+[ -d "$NETWORK_DIRECTORY/blocks" ] && rm -rf "$NETWORK_DIRECTORY/blocks"
+[ -d "$NETWORK_DIRECTORY/chainstate" ] && rm -rf "$NETWORK_DIRECTORY/chainstate"
+[ ! -d "$NETWORK_DIRECTORY" ] && mkdir "$NETWORK_DIRECTORY"
+
+echo "Extracting..."
+tar -xf "$TAR_FILE" -C "$BITCOIN_DATA_DIR"
+
+echo "Extracted"
+rm "$TAR_FILE"
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diff --git a/contrib/save-utxo-set.sh b/contrib/save-utxo-set.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script shows the steps to create an archive of the current UTXO Set
+
+exit # This script is not meant to run automatically
+
+
+## ARGS#
+NETWORK="testnet"
+export AZURE_STORAGE_CONTAINER="public"
+export AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING=""
+#######
+
+# IN THE HOST #############################################################
+
+# Stop btcpay
+btcpay-down.sh
+
+# Run only bitcoind and connect to it
+cd "`dirname $BTCPAY_ENV_FILE`"
+docker-compose -f $BTCPAY_DOCKER_COMPOSE run -e "NETWORK=$NETWORK" bitcoind bash
+
+# IN THE CONTAINER #############################################################
+ENVIRONMENT=""
+BITCOIND="bitcoind -datadir=/data"
+BITCOIN_CLI="bitcoin-cli -datadir=/data"
+
+$BITCOIND &
+BITCOIND_PID=$!
+CURRENT_HEIGHT="$($BITCOIN_CLI -rpcwait getblockcount)"
+let "PRUNED_HEIGHT=$CURRENT_HEIGHT - 289"
+
+echo "Pruning to $PRUNED_HEIGHT"
+$BITCOIN_CLI pruneblockchain "$PRUNED_HEIGHT"
+
+echo "Waiting bitcoind to stop..."
+$BITCOIN_CLI stop
+wait $BITCOIND_PID
+
+NETWORK_DIRECTORY=$NETWORK
+if [[ $NETWORK == "mainnet" ]]; then
+  NETWORK_DIRECTORY="."
+fi
+if [[ $NETWORK == "testnet" ]]; then
+  NETWORK_DIRECTORY="testnet3"
+fi
+
+cd /data
+TAR_NAME="utxo-snapshot-bitcoin-$NETWORK-$PRUNED_HEIGHT.tar"
+echo "Creating $TAR_NAME..."
+tar -cf "$TAR_NAME" "$NETWORK_DIRECTORY/blocks/"
+tar -rf "$TAR_NAME" "$NETWORK_DIRECTORY/chainstate/"
+
+# Exit from the container
+exit
+
+# IN THE HOST #############################################################
+
+# Restart btcpay
+btcpay-up.sh
+
+TAR_FILE="$(echo /var/lib/docker/volumes/generated_bitcoin_datadir/_data/utxo-snapshot-*)"
+TAR_FILE_HASH="$(sha256sum "$TAR_FILE" | cut -d " " -f 1)"
+echo "SHA256: $TAR_FILE_HASH"
+echo "Uploading to azure..."
+# Install az from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli?view=azure-cli-latest
+
+BLOB_NAME="$(basename -- $TAR_FILE)"
+az storage container create --name "$AZURE_STORAGE_CONTAINER" --public-access "blob"
+az storage blob upload -f "$TAR_FILE" \
+                       -c "$AZURE_STORAGE_CONTAINER" \
+                       -n "$BLOB_NAME" \
+                       --content-type "application/x-tar"
+
+az storage blob metadata update --container-name "$AZURE_STORAGE_CONTAINER" --name "$BLOB_NAME" --metadata "sha256=$TAR_FILE_HASH"
+
+# Print the sha256sum. Downloaders will need to verify this
+STORAGE_URL="$(az storage blob url --container-name "$AZURE_STORAGE_CONTAINER" --name "$BLOB_NAME" --protocol "http")"
+echo "You can now download the UTXO on $STORAGE_URL"
+echo "Please, after download, verify the sha256 with:"
+echo "echo "$TAR_FILE_HASH  $BLOB_NAME" | sha256sum -c -"
+rm "$TAR_FILE"
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