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Scroll is fully EVM-equivalent, but certain rollup-specific opcodes differ. A full breakdown can be found here: [Rollup Codes: Scroll Overview](https://www.rollup.codes/scroll#overview).

**Can I run my own node on Scroll?**

Yes. Scroll provides a step-by-step tutorial for setting up and running your own node. See: [Running a Node](https://docs.scroll.io/en/developers/guides/running-a-scroll-node/).

## Testnet ETH

**How do I get testnet ETH on Scroll?**
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The live ecosystem page is here: [Scroll Ecosystem Data page](https://docs.scroll.io/en/developers/developer-ecosystem/) and the full list [Scroll Ecosystem Projects](https://scroll.io/ecosystem).

## Node Questions

**Where can i download Scroll node's snapshot?**

Mainnet : https://scroll-geth-snapshot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mpt/latest.tar
Sepolia : https://scroll-sepolia-l2geth-snapshots.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mpt/latest.tar

**Scroll snapshot size is too large, do you have pruned snapshot?

Unfortunately, pruned snapshots are not available for Scroll. You may consider changing the garbage collection mode from archive to full to reduce the size of the snapshot by changing flag from --gcmode archive to --gcmode full

**Can I run my own node on Scroll?**

Yes. Scroll provides a step-by-step tutorial for setting up and running your own node. See: [Running a Node](https://docs.scroll.io/en/developers/guides/running-a-scroll-node/).


## Errors & Support

**I have a question about my node, the faucet or developing on Scroll. What should I do?**
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