# How to Use Dragonboat’s Repair Tool to Recover from Permanent Quorum Loss

> Recover from permanent quorum loss in Dragonboat using the repair tool. Import snapshots, rewire membership, and restart nodes to form a new quorum.

- Repository: [lni/dragonboat](https://github.com/lni/dragonboat)
- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-06

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**Use the `tools.ImportSnapshot` utility to import an exported snapshot from a surviving node, rewiring membership to a new set of replica IDs while excluding dead nodes, then restart the NodeHosts to form a fresh quorum.**