# Algorand Catchpoints

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Admittedly, there is a way to catchup from an archival node. But you’ll need to do some tweaking:  
Configure the node as a relay by setting the NetAddress field.

Once a catchpoint file is generated, you’ll be able to observe the catchpoint label in the “goal node status”.

Then, when starting the non-archival node, use the “-p \< archival node gossip address \>”, and perform a fast catchup from there.

I’d suggest you’ll configure the CatchpointFileHistoryLength longer than a single file.

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