# How to use xbstream to restore?

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**Category:** Percona XtraBackup\
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/how-to-use-xbstream-to-restore/34233 "2024-10-08T13:41:14Z")\
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```auto
# Copy the backup from gcloud to local fs
/snap/bin/gsutil cp “gs://bucket/DB.xbstream” /path/local/DB.xbstream

# Extract
xbstream -xv -C /path/to/restore < /path/local/DB.xbstream

# Pepare
xtrabackup prepare --target-dir /path/to/restore

# Fix permissions
chown -R mysql:mysql /path/to/restore

# Start mysql
systemctl start mysql

```

Our documentation has many HOWTO examples on the above.

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