Revamp Snapshots section: major restructuring (largely by hand), and support for lstk

public/_redirects

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@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
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-/user-guide/state-management/pods-cli/ /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cli-commands/ 301
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@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
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 /user-guide/aws/cloudfront /aws/services/cloudfront/ 301
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-/user-guide/state-management/export-import-state /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state/ 301
+/user-guide/state-management/export-import-state /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/save-snapshots-locally/ 301
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@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
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-/user-guide/state-management/launchpad /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/launchpad/ 301
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@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
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-/user-guide/state-management/pods-cli /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cli-commands/ 301
+/user-guide/state-management/pods-cli /aws/developer-tools/running-localstack/lstk/#snapshot 301
 /user-guide/aws/dynamodbstreams /aws/services/dynamodbstreams/ 301
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@@ -861,13 +861,17 @@
 /aws/integrations/aws-native-tools /aws/connecting/ 301
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 /aws/integrations/infrastructure-as-code /aws/connecting/infrastructure-as-code/ 301
-/aws/capabilities/state-management/cli-commands /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cli-commands/ 301
-/aws/capabilities/state-management/cli-commands/ /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cli-commands/ 301
-/aws/capabilities/state-management/export-import-state /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state/ 301
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+/aws/capabilities/state-management/cli-commands /aws/developer-tools/running-localstack/lstk/#snapshot 301
+/aws/capabilities/state-management/cli-commands/ /aws/developer-tools/running-localstack/lstk/#snapshot 301
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-/aws/capabilities/state-management/launchpad/ /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/launchpad/ 301
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+/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cli-commands /aws/developer-tools/running-localstack/lstk/#snapshot 301
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+/aws/capabilities/state-management/launchpad /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/ 301
+/aws/capabilities/state-management/launchpad/ /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/ 301
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-/aws/configuration/state-management/cli-commands/ /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cli-commands/ 301
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-/aws/configuration/state-management/launchpad/ /aws/developer-tools/snapshots/launchpad/ 301
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src/content/docs/aws/ci-pipelines/circleci.md

@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ jobs:
       - localstack-load-state
 ```
 
-More information about Localstack's [state import/export](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state).
+More information about Localstack's [state import/export](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/saving-snapshots-locally).
 
 #### Cache
 
@@ -586,4 +586,4 @@ workflows:
       ...
 ```
 
-More information about [state management](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state).
+More information about [state management](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/saving-snapshots-locally).

src/content/docs/aws/ci-pipelines/codebuild.md

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ Find out more about [ephemeral instances](/aws/developer-tools/cloud-sandbox/eph
 
 #### Artifact
 
-Find out more about [state management](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state/).
+Find out more about [state management](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/saving-snapshots-locally/).
 
 ```yml showshowLineNumbers
 ...
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ To use previously stored artifacts as inputs, set them as a source in the projec
 
 #### Cache
 
-Additional information about [state export and import](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state/).
+Additional information about [state export and import](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/saving-snapshots-locally/).
 
 ##### Native Runner
 

src/content/docs/aws/ci-pipelines/github-actions.md

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Find out more about ephemeral instances [here](/aws/developer-tools/cloud-sandbo
 ...
 ```
 
-More information about state import and export [here](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state).
+More information about state import and export [here](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/saving-snapshots-locally).
 
 ## Current Limitations
 

src/content/docs/aws/ci-pipelines/gitlab-ci.md

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ job:
 ...
 ```
 
-More info about Localstack's state export and import [here](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state/).
+More info about Localstack's state export and import [here](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/saving-snapshots-locally/).
 
 #### Cache
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ job:
 ...
 ```
 
-Additional information about state export and import [here](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/export-import-state/).
+Additional information about state export and import [here](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/saving-snapshots-locally/).
 
 #### Cloud Pod
 

src/content/docs/aws/customization/advanced/initialization-hooks.mdx

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ A common use case for init hooks is pre-seeding LocalStack with custom state.
 For example if you want to have a certain S3 bucket or DynamoDB table created when starting LocalStack, init hooks can be very useful.
 
 :::tip
-If you have more complex states, [Cloud Pods](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cloud-pods) and [how to auto-load them on startup](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cloud-pods#auto-loading-cloud-pods)  may be a good option to look into!
+If you have more complex states, [Cloud Pods](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cloud-pods) and [how to auto-load them on startup](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cloud-pods#auto-loading-from-cloud-pods)  may be a good option to look into!
 :::
 
 To execute aws cli commands when LocalStack becomes ready,

src/content/docs/aws/customization/configuration-options.md

@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ To learn more about these configuration options, see [Persistence](/aws/develope
 | `SNAPSHOT_SAVE_STRATEGY` | `ON_SHUTDOWN`\|`ON_REQUEST`\|`SCHEDULED`\|`MANUAL` | Strategy that governs when LocalStack should make state snapshots |
 | `SNAPSHOT_LOAD_STRATEGY` | `ON_STARTUP`\|`ON_REQUEST`\|`MANUAL` | Strategy that governs when LocalStack restores state snapshots |
 | `SNAPSHOT_FLUSH_INTERVAL` | 15 (default) | The interval (in seconds) between persistence snapshots. It only applies to a `SCHEDULED` save strategy (see [Persistence Mechanism](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/persistence))|
-| `DISABLE_COMPATIBILITY_RULES` | `0` (default) \| `1` | Disable the [state compatibility rules](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/persistence#state-compatibility) that prevent loading incompatible state into LocalStack. Applies to both snapshot persistence and Cloud Pods. |
+| `DISABLE_COMPATIBILITY_RULES` | `0` (default) \| `1` | Disable the [snapshot compatibility rules](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/service-coverage#snapshot-compatibility) that prevent loading incompatible state into LocalStack. Applies to both snapshot persistence and Cloud Pods. |
 
 ## Cloud Pods
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ To learn more about these configuration options, see [Cloud Pods](/aws/developer
 | `POD_LOAD_CLI_TIMEOUT` | 60 (default) | Timeout in seconds to wait before returning from load operations on the Cloud Pods CLI |
 | `POD_ENCRYPTION` | `0` (default) \| `1` | Whether to encrypt the Cloud Pods artifacts at rest. |
 | `ENABLE_POD_RESOURCES=1` | `0` (default) \| `1`  | Whether to save a detailed Stack Overview including available resources for the Cloud Pod |
-| `MERGE_STRATEGY` | `account-region-merge` (default) \| `service-merge` \| `overwrite`  | The merge strategy to apply when loading a Cloud Pod into LocalStack (see [state merging](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cloud-pods/#state-merging)) |
+| `MERGE_STRATEGY` | `account-region-merge` (default) \| `service-merge` \| `overwrite`  | The merge strategy to apply when loading a Cloud Pod into LocalStack (see [merging snapshots](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/merging-snapshots/)) |
 
 ## Extensions
 

src/content/docs/aws/customization/other-installations/enterprise-image.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The main integrations are:
 
 - **License activation**: The standard image performs online activation using your `LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN`. See [Auth Token](/aws/getting-started/auth-token) for activation behavior and fallbacks.
 - **Event reporting (telemetry)**: Used for Stack Insights and related usage analytics. You can disable this via `DISABLE_EVENTS=1`.
-- **Cloud Pods (platform remote)**: Saving/loading pods against the default platform remote uses LocalStack-managed infrastructure. For stricter data residency, configure your own Cloud Pods [remote storage](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/cloud-pods#remotes).
+- **Cloud Pods (platform remote)**: Saving/loading pods against the default platform remote uses LocalStack-managed infrastructure. For stricter data residency, consider other [remote storage options](/aws/developer-tools/snapshots/saving-snapshots-to-s3).
 - **Ephemeral instances**: These are managed cloud instances and therefore require connectivity to LocalStack Cloud services.
 
 ### Recommended setup for offline environments