diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index 05b0dfe29..34b5144b9 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class Controller:
         try:
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self._config_file), exist_ok=True)
             with open(self._config_file, 'w+') as f:
-                json.dump(controller_settings, f, indent=4)
+                json.dump(controller_settings, f, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
         except OSError as e:
             log.error("Cannot write controller configuration file '{}': {}".format(self._config_file, e))
 
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/export_project.py b/gns3server/controller/export_project.py
index a2d6b5a87..d703a4749 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/export_project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/export_project.py
@@ -32,7 +32,16 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 8  # 8KB
 
 
-async def export_project(zstream, project, temporary_dir, include_images=False, include_snapshots=False, keep_compute_ids=False, allow_all_nodes=False, reset_mac_addresses=False):
+async def export_project(
+        zstream,
+        project,
+        temporary_dir,
+        include_images=False,
+        include_snapshots=False,
+        keep_compute_ids=False,
+        allow_all_nodes=False,
+        reset_mac_addresses=False
+):
     """
     Export a project to a zip file.
 
@@ -46,7 +55,7 @@ async def export_project(zstream, project, temporary_dir, include_images=False,
     :param include_snapshots: save snapshots to the zip file
     :param keep_compute_ids: If false replace all compute IDs y local (standard behavior for .gns3project to make it portable)
     :param allow_all_nodes: Allow all nodes type to be included in the zip even if not portable
-    :param reset_mac_addresses: Reset MAC addresses for each node.
+    :param reset_mac_addresses: Reset MAC addresses for each node
     """
 
     # To avoid issue with data not saved we disallow the export of a running project
@@ -62,7 +71,16 @@ async def export_project(zstream, project, temporary_dir, include_images=False,
     # First we process the .gns3 in order to be sure we don't have an error
     for file in os.listdir(project._path):
         if file.endswith(".gns3"):
-            await _patch_project_file(project, os.path.join(project._path, file), zstream, include_images, keep_compute_ids, allow_all_nodes, temporary_dir, reset_mac_addresses)
+            await _patch_project_file(
+                project,
+                os.path.join(project._path, file),
+                zstream,
+                include_images,
+                keep_compute_ids,
+                allow_all_nodes,
+                temporary_dir,
+                reset_mac_addresses
+            )
 
     # Export the local files
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(project._path, topdown=True, followlinks=False):
@@ -87,6 +105,10 @@ async def export_project(zstream, project, temporary_dir, include_images=False,
             # save empty directories
             for directory in dirs:
                 path = os.path.join(root, directory)
+                if path == temporary_dir:
+                    continue
+                if include_snapshots is False and path.endswith("snapshots"):
+                    continue
                 if not os.listdir(path):
                     zstream.write(path, os.path.relpath(path, project._path))
         except FileNotFoundError as e:
@@ -142,7 +164,7 @@ def _is_exportable(path, include_snapshots=False):
     """
 
     # do not export snapshots by default
-    if include_snapshots is False and path.endswith("snapshots"):
+    if include_snapshots is False and os.path.dirname(path).endswith("snapshots"):
         return False
 
     # do not export directories of snapshots
@@ -167,7 +189,16 @@ def _is_exportable(path, include_snapshots=False):
     return True
 
 
-async def _patch_project_file(project, path, zstream, include_images, keep_compute_ids, allow_all_nodes, temporary_dir, reset_mac_addresses):
+async def _patch_project_file(
+        project,
+        path,
+        zstream,
+        include_images,
+        keep_compute_ids,
+        allow_all_nodes,
+        temporary_dir,
+        reset_mac_addresses
+):
     """
     Patch a project file (.gns3) to export a project.
     The .gns3 file is renamed to project.gns3
@@ -240,7 +271,7 @@ async def _patch_project_file(project, path, zstream, include_images, keep_compu
     for compute_id, image_type, image in remote_images:
         await _export_remote_images(project, compute_id, image_type, image, zstream, temporary_dir)
 
-    zstream.writestr("project.gns3", json.dumps(topology).encode())
+    zstream.writestr("project.gns3", json.dumps(topology, indent=4, sort_keys=True).encode())
     return images
 
 
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/import_project.py b/gns3server/controller/import_project.py
index d7e47980e..6efcc2b70 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/import_project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/import_project.py
@@ -39,8 +39,18 @@ Handle the import of project from a .gns3project
 """
 
 
-async def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, location=None, name=None, keep_compute_ids=False,
-                         auto_start=False, auto_open=False, auto_close=True):
+async def import_project(
+        controller,
+        project_id,
+        stream,
+        location=None,
+        name=None,
+        reset_mac_addresses=False,
+        keep_compute_ids=False,
+        auto_start=False,
+        auto_open=False,
+        auto_close=True,
+):
     """
     Import a project contain in a zip file
 
@@ -51,7 +61,9 @@ async def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, location=None, name=Non
     :param stream: A io.BytesIO of the zipfile
     :param location: Directory for the project if None put in the default directory
     :param name: Wanted project name, generate one from the .gns3 if None
+    :param reset_mac_addresses: Reset MAC addresses for each node
     :param keep_compute_ids: keep compute IDs unchanged
+    :param project_name: Original project name when restoring a snapshot
 
     :returns: Project
     """
@@ -72,12 +84,14 @@ async def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, location=None, name=Non
         # We import the project on top of an existing project (snapshots)
         if topology["project_id"] == project_id:
             project_name = topology["name"]
+            restoring_snapshot = True
         else:
             # If the project name is already used we generate a new one
             if name:
                 project_name = controller.get_free_project_name(name)
             else:
                 project_name = controller.get_free_project_name(topology["name"])
+            restoring_snapshot = False
     except (ValueError, KeyError):
         raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text="Cannot import project, the project.gns3 file is corrupted")
 
@@ -105,27 +119,11 @@ async def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, location=None, name=Non
     topology["auto_open"] = auto_open
     topology["auto_close"] = auto_close
 
-    # Generate a new node id
-    node_old_to_new = {}
-    for node in topology["topology"]["nodes"]:
-        if "node_id" in node:
-            node_old_to_new[node["node_id"]] = str(uuid.uuid4())
-            _move_node_file(path, node["node_id"], node_old_to_new[node["node_id"]])
-            node["node_id"] = node_old_to_new[node["node_id"]]
-        else:
-            node["node_id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    if not restoring_snapshot:
+        # Do not re-generate IDs if we are restoring a snapshot because they should be the same in a project
+        regenerate_topology_ids(topology, path, reset_mac_addresses=reset_mac_addresses)
 
-    # Update link to use new id
-    for link in topology["topology"]["links"]:
-        link["link_id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        for node in link["nodes"]:
-            node["node_id"] = node_old_to_new[node["node_id"]]
-
-    # Generate new drawings id
-    for drawing in topology["topology"]["drawings"]:
-        drawing["drawing_id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())
-
-    # Modify the compute id of the node depending of compute capacity
+    # Modify the compute id of the node depending on compute capacity
     if not keep_compute_ids:
         # For some VM type we move them to the GNS3 VM if possible
         # unless it's a linux host without GNS3 VM
@@ -135,14 +133,6 @@ async def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, location=None, name=Non
                     node["compute_id"] = "vm"
         else:
             # Round-robin through available compute resources.
-            # computes = []
-            # for compute_id in controller.computes:
-            #     compute = controller.get_compute(compute_id)
-            #     # only use the local compute or any connected compute
-            #     if compute_id == "local" or compute.connected:
-            #         computes.append(compute_id)
-            #     else:
-            #         log.warning(compute.name, "is not connected!")
             compute_nodes = itertools.cycle(controller.computes)
             for node in topology["topology"]["nodes"]:
                 node["compute_id"] = next(compute_nodes)
@@ -162,7 +152,7 @@ async def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, location=None, name=Non
     # We change the project_id to avoid erasing the project
     topology["project_id"] = project_id
     with open(dot_gns3_path, "w+") as f:
-        json.dump(topology, f, indent=4)
+        json.dump(topology, f, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
     os.remove(os.path.join(path, "project.gns3"))
 
     images_path = os.path.join(path, "images")
@@ -170,8 +160,8 @@ async def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, location=None, name=Non
         await _import_images(controller, images_path)
 
     snapshots_path = os.path.join(path, "snapshots")
-    if os.path.exists(snapshots_path):
-        await _import_snapshots(snapshots_path, project_name, project_id)
+    if not restoring_snapshot and os.path.exists(snapshots_path):
+        await update_snapshots(snapshots_path, path, project_name, project_id, reset_mac_addresses=reset_mac_addresses)
 
     project = await controller.load_project(dot_gns3_path, load=False)
     return project
@@ -195,6 +185,41 @@ def _create_symbolic_links(zip_file, path):
             except OSError as e:
                 raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text=f"Cannot create symbolic link: {e}")
 
+def regenerate_topology_ids(topology, new_project_path, reset_mac_addresses=False):
+    """
+    Regenerate IDs in the topology and move the files of the nodes to match the new IDs.
+    This is necessary because IDs must be unique across projects.
+
+    :param topology: topology content
+    :param new_project_path: new project path
+    :param reset_mac_addresses: reset MAC addresses
+    """
+
+    # Generate new node IDs
+    node_old_to_new = {}
+    for node in topology["topology"]["nodes"]:
+        new_node_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        if "node_id" in node:
+            node_old_to_new[node["node_id"]] = new_node_id
+            _move_node_file(new_project_path, node["node_id"], new_node_id)
+        node["node_id"] = new_node_id
+        if reset_mac_addresses:
+            if "properties" in node:
+                for prop, value in node["properties"].items():
+                    # reset the MAC address
+                    if prop in ("mac_addr", "mac_address"):
+                        node["properties"][prop] = None
+
+    # Generate new link IDs
+    for link in topology["topology"]["links"]:
+        link["link_id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        for node in link["nodes"]:
+            node["node_id"] = node_old_to_new[node["node_id"]]
+
+    # Generate new drawings IDs
+    for drawing in topology["topology"]["drawings"]:
+        drawing["drawing_id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
 def _move_node_file(path, old_id, new_id):
     """
     Move a file from a node when changing its id
@@ -261,16 +286,17 @@ async def _import_images(controller, images_path):
             await wait_run_in_executor(shutil.move, path, dst)
 
 
-async def _import_snapshots(snapshots_path, project_name, project_id):
+async def update_snapshots(snapshots_dir, project_path, project_name, project_id, reset_mac_addresses=True):
     """
-    Import the snapshots and update their project name and ID to be the same as the main project.
+    Load the snapshots and update their project name and project ID to be the same as the main project.
+    Regenerate all the node, link and drawing IDs
     """
 
-    for snapshot in os.listdir(snapshots_path):
-        if not snapshot.endswith(".gns3project"):
+    for snapshot in os.listdir(snapshots_dir):
+        if not (snapshot.endswith(".gns3snapshot") or snapshot.endswith(".gns3project")):
             continue
-        snapshot_path = os.path.join(snapshots_path, snapshot)
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=snapshots_path) as tmpdir:
+        snapshot_path = os.path.join(snapshots_dir, snapshot)
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=snapshots_dir) as tmpdir:
 
             # extract everything to a temporary directory
             try:
@@ -288,9 +314,9 @@ async def _import_snapshots(snapshots_path, project_name, project_id):
                 topology_file_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "project.gns3")
                 with open(topology_file_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
                     topology = json.load(f)
-
                     topology["name"] = project_name
                     topology["project_id"] = project_id
+                    regenerate_topology_ids(topology, project_path, reset_mac_addresses)
                 with open(topology_file_path, "w+", encoding="utf-8") as f:
                     json.dump(topology, f, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
             except OSError as e:
@@ -308,5 +334,6 @@ async def _import_snapshots(snapshots_path, project_name, project_id):
                     async with aiofiles.open(snapshot_path, 'wb+') as f:
                         async for chunk in zstream:
                             await f.write(chunk)
+                log.info("Project '{}': updated and repacked snapshot file '{}'".format(project_name, snapshot))
             except OSError as e:
                 raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text="Cannot update snapshot '{}': the snapshot cannot be recreated: {}".format(os.path.basename(snapshot), e))
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/node.py b/gns3server/controller/node.py
index eb5bad696..54be7fe02 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/node.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/node.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class Node:
         self._first_port_name = None
         self._console_auto_start = False
 
-        # This properties will be recompute
+        # This properties will be recomputed
         ignore_properties = ("width", "height", "hover_symbol")
         self.properties = kwargs.pop('properties', {})
 
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ class Node:
                 await self.parse_node_response(response.json)
                 return True
             trial += 1
+        return False
 
     async def update(self, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/project.py b/gns3server/controller/project.py
index 743758c72..b686069b4 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/project.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import sys
 import re
 import os
 import json
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ from ..utils.asyncio import locking
 from ..utils.asyncio import aiozipstream
 from ..utils.asyncio import wait_run_in_executor
 from .export_project import export_project
-from .import_project import import_project, _move_node_file
+from .import_project import import_project, update_snapshots, regenerate_topology_ids
 
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@ class Project:
         self._show_interface_labels = show_interface_labels
         self._variables = variables
         self._supplier = supplier
+        self._snapshots_config_file = "snapshots.conf"
 
         self._loading = False
         self._closing = False
@@ -189,19 +189,7 @@ class Project:
         self._drawings = {}
         self._snapshots = {}
         self._computes = []
-
-        # List the available snapshots
-        snapshot_dir = os.path.join(self.path, "snapshots")
-        if os.path.exists(snapshot_dir):
-            for snap in os.listdir(snapshot_dir):
-                if snap.endswith(".gns3project"):
-                    try:
-                        snapshot = Snapshot(self, filename=snap)
-                    except ValueError:
-                        log.error("Invalid snapshot file: {}".format(snap))
-                        continue
-                    self._snapshots[snapshot.id] = snapshot
-
+        self._load_snapshot_config()
         # Create the project on demand on the compute node
         self._project_created_on_compute = set()
 
@@ -782,6 +770,59 @@ class Project:
         except KeyError:
             raise aiohttp.web.HTTPNotFound(text="Snapshot ID {} doesn't exist".format(snapshot_id))
 
+    def _load_snapshot_config(self):
+
+        snapshot_dir = os.path.join(self.path, "snapshots")
+        self._snapshot_conf_path = os.path.join(snapshot_dir, self._snapshots_config_file)
+        self._snapshot_conf = []
+        if os.path.isfile(self._snapshot_conf_path):
+            try:
+                with open(self._snapshot_conf_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    self._snapshot_conf = json.load(f)
+            except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError, ValueError) as e:
+                raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text="Could not read snapshot config {}: {}".format(self._snapshot_conf_path, str(e)))
+
+        # Load all legacy snapshots (.gns3project files) to create an initial snapshot config if it doesn't exist
+        if os.path.exists(snapshot_dir) and not self._snapshot_conf:
+            for snap in os.listdir(snapshot_dir):
+                if snap.endswith(".gns3project"):
+                    try:
+                        snapshot = Snapshot(self, filename=snap)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        log.error("Invalid snapshot file: {}".format(snap))
+                        continue
+                    self._snapshots[snapshot.id] = snapshot
+        else:
+            # Create the Snapshot instances from the snapshot config file
+            for snapshot_entry in self._snapshot_conf:
+                try:
+                    path = os.path.join(snapshot_dir, snapshot_entry["filename"])
+                    if not os.path.isfile(path):
+                        log.warning("Snapshot file '{}' does not exist".format(path))
+                        continue
+                    snapshot_entry.pop("project_id")
+                    snapshot = Snapshot(self, **snapshot_entry)
+                    self._snapshots[snapshot.id] = snapshot
+                except KeyError:
+                    log.error("Invalid entry in snapshot config file: {}".format(snapshot_entry))
+                    continue
+
+        self._save_snapshot_config()
+
+    def _save_snapshot_config(self):
+
+        if not self._snapshots:
+            return
+
+        self._snapshot_conf = []
+        for snapshot in self._snapshots.values():
+            self._snapshot_conf.append(snapshot.__json__())
+        try:
+            with open(self._snapshot_conf_path, 'w+') as f:
+                json.dump(self._snapshot_conf, f, indent=4)
+        except OSError as e:
+            log.error("Cannot write snapshot config '{}': {}".format(self._snapshot_conf_path, e))
+
     @open_required
     async def snapshot(self, name):
         """
@@ -795,12 +836,14 @@ class Project:
         snapshot = Snapshot(self, name=name)
         await snapshot.create()
         self._snapshots[snapshot.id] = snapshot
+        self._save_snapshot_config()
         return snapshot
 
     @open_required
     async def delete_snapshot(self, snapshot_id):
         snapshot = self.get_snapshot(snapshot_id)
         del self._snapshots[snapshot.id]
+        self._save_snapshot_config()
         os.remove(snapshot.path)
 
     @locking
@@ -891,7 +934,7 @@ class Project:
     def _get_default_project_directory(cls):
         """
         Return the default location for the project directory
-        depending of the operating system
+        depending on the operating system
         """
 
         server_config = Config.instance().get_section_config("Server")
@@ -912,7 +955,7 @@ class Project:
         Load topology elements
         """
 
-        if self._closing is True:
+        if self._closing:
             raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text="Project is closing, please try again in a few seconds...")
 
         if self._status == "opened":
@@ -1083,7 +1126,14 @@ class Project:
             with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=working_dir) as tmpdir:
                 # Do not compress the exported project when duplicating
                 with aiozipstream.ZipFile(compression=zipfile.ZIP_STORED) as zstream:
-                    await export_project(zstream, self, tmpdir, keep_compute_ids=True, allow_all_nodes=True, reset_mac_addresses=reset_mac_addresses)
+                    await export_project(
+                        zstream,
+                        self,
+                        tmpdir,
+                        keep_compute_ids=True,
+                        include_snapshots=True,
+                        allow_all_nodes=True
+                    )
 
                     # export the project to a temporary location
                     project_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "project.gns3p")
@@ -1092,11 +1142,20 @@ class Project:
                         async for chunk in zstream:
                             await f.write(chunk)
 
-                    # import the temporary project
+                    new_project_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+                    # import the duplicated project
                     with open(project_path, "rb") as f:
-                        project = await import_project(self._controller, str(uuid.uuid4()), f, location=location, name=name, keep_compute_ids=True)
+                        project = await import_project(
+                            self._controller,
+                            new_project_id,
+                            f,
+                            location=location,
+                            name=name,
+                            reset_mac_addresses=reset_mac_addresses,
+                            keep_compute_ids=True
+                        )
 
-            log.info("Project '{}' duplicated in {:.4f} seconds".format(project.name, time.time() - begin))
+            log.info("Project '{}': duplicated in {:.4f} seconds".format(project.name, time.time() - begin))
         except (ValueError, OSError, UnicodeEncodeError) as e:
             raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text="Cannot duplicate project: {}".format(str(e)))
 
@@ -1105,6 +1164,62 @@ class Project:
 
         return project
 
+    async def _fast_duplication(self, name=None, location=None, reset_mac_addresses=True):
+        """
+        Fast duplication of a project.
+
+        Copy the project files directly rather than in an import-export fashion.
+
+        :param name: Name of the new project. A new one will be generated in case of conflicts
+        :param location: Parent directory of the new project
+        :param reset_mac_addresses: Reset MAC addresses for the duplicated project
+        """
+
+        # remote replication is not supported with remote computes
+        for compute in self.computes:
+            if compute.id != "local":
+                log.warning("Fast duplication is not supported with remote compute: '{}'".format(compute.id))
+                return None
+        # work dir
+        p_work = pathlib.Path(location or self.path).parent.absolute()
+        t0 = time.time()
+        new_project_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        if location:
+            new_project_path = p_work.joinpath(location)
+        else:
+            new_project_path = p_work.joinpath(new_project_id)
+        # copy dir
+        await wait_run_in_executor(shutil.copytree, self.path, new_project_path.as_posix(), symlinks=True, ignore_dangling_symlinks=True)
+        log.info("Project content copied from '{}' to '{}' in {}s".format(self.path, new_project_path, time.time() - t0))
+        topology = json.loads(new_project_path.joinpath('{}.gns3'.format(self.name)).read_bytes())
+        project_name = name or topology["name"]
+        # If the project name is already used we generate a new one
+        project_name = self.controller.get_free_project_name(project_name)
+        topology["name"] = project_name
+        # To avoid unexpected behavior (project start without manual operations just after import)
+        topology["auto_start"] = False
+        topology["auto_open"] = False
+        topology["auto_close"] = False
+
+        # regenerate IDs for the duplicated project
+        regenerate_topology_ids(topology, new_project_path, reset_mac_addresses)
+
+        # dump the updated .gns3 project file
+        dot_gns3_path = new_project_path.joinpath('{}.gns3'.format(project_name))
+        topology["project_id"] = new_project_id
+        with open(dot_gns3_path, "w+") as f:
+            json.dump(topology, f, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
+
+        # update the snapshots with new IDs
+        snapshots_dir = os.path.join(new_project_path, "snapshots")
+        if os.path.isdir(snapshots_dir):
+            await update_snapshots(snapshots_dir, new_project_path, project_name, new_project_id)
+
+        os.remove(new_project_path.joinpath('{}.gns3'.format(self.name)))
+        project = await self.controller.load_project(dot_gns3_path, load=False)
+        log.info("Project '{}': fast duplicated in {:.4f} seconds".format(project.name, time.time() - t0))
+        return project
+
     def is_running(self):
         """
         If a node is started or paused return True
@@ -1203,11 +1318,13 @@ class Project:
         data['z'] = z
         data['locked'] = False  # duplicated node must not be locked
         new_node_uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        new_node = await self.add_node(node.compute,
-                                       node.name,
-                                       new_node_uuid,
-                                       node_type=node_type,
-                                       **data)
+        new_node = await self.add_node(
+            node.compute,
+            node.name,
+            new_node_uuid,
+            node_type=node_type,
+            **data
+        )
         try:
             await node.post("/duplicate", timeout=None, data={
                 "destination_node_id": new_node_uuid
@@ -1255,72 +1372,4 @@ class Project:
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<gns3server.controller.Project {} {}>".format(self._name, self._id)
 
-    async def _fast_duplication(self, name=None, location=None, reset_mac_addresses=True):
-        """
-        Fast duplication of a project.
 
-        Copy the project files directly rather than in an import-export fashion.
-
-        :param name: Name of the new project. A new one will be generated in case of conflicts
-        :param location: Parent directory of the new project
-        :param reset_mac_addresses: Reset MAC addresses for the new project
-        """
-
-        # remote replication is not supported with remote computes
-        for compute in self.computes:
-            if compute.id != "local":
-                log.warning("Fast duplication is not supported with remote compute: '{}'".format(compute.id))
-                return None
-        # work dir
-        p_work = pathlib.Path(location or self.path).parent.absolute()
-        t0 = time.time()
-        new_project_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        if location:
-            new_project_path = p_work.joinpath(location)
-        else:
-            new_project_path = p_work.joinpath(new_project_id)
-        # copy dir
-        await wait_run_in_executor(shutil.copytree, self.path, new_project_path.as_posix(), symlinks=True, ignore_dangling_symlinks=True)
-        log.info("Project content copied from '{}' to '{}' in {}s".format(self.path, new_project_path, time.time() - t0))
-        topology = json.loads(new_project_path.joinpath('{}.gns3'.format(self.name)).read_bytes())
-        project_name = name or topology["name"]
-        # If the project name is already used we generate a new one
-        project_name = self.controller.get_free_project_name(project_name)
-        topology["name"] = project_name
-        # To avoid unexpected behavior (project start without manual operations just after import)
-        topology["auto_start"] = False
-        topology["auto_open"] = False
-        topology["auto_close"] = False
-        # change node ID
-        node_old_to_new = {}
-        for node in topology["topology"]["nodes"]:
-            new_node_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-            if "node_id" in node:
-                node_old_to_new[node["node_id"]] = new_node_id
-                _move_node_file(new_project_path, node["node_id"], new_node_id)
-            node["node_id"] = new_node_id
-            if reset_mac_addresses:
-                if "properties" in node:
-                    for prop, value in node["properties"].items():
-                        # reset the MAC address
-                        if prop in ("mac_addr", "mac_address"):
-                            node["properties"][prop] = None
-        # change link ID
-        for link in topology["topology"]["links"]:
-            link["link_id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())
-            for node in link["nodes"]:
-                node["node_id"] = node_old_to_new[node["node_id"]]
-        # Generate new drawings id
-        for drawing in topology["topology"]["drawings"]:
-            drawing["drawing_id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())
-
-        # And we dump the updated.gns3
-        dot_gns3_path = new_project_path.joinpath('{}.gns3'.format(project_name))
-        topology["project_id"] = new_project_id
-        with open(dot_gns3_path, "w+") as f:
-            json.dump(topology, f, indent=4)
-
-        os.remove(new_project_path.joinpath('{}.gns3'.format(self.name)))
-        project = await self.controller.load_project(dot_gns3_path, load=False)
-        log.info("Project '{}' fast duplicated in {:.4f} seconds".format(project.name, time.time() - t0))
-        return project
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/snapshot.py b/gns3server/controller/snapshot.py
index 4a45dacab..8bd44e94c 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/snapshot.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/snapshot.py
@@ -35,30 +35,47 @@ import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# The string use to extract the date from the filename
-FILENAME_TIME_FORMAT = "%d%m%y_%H%M%S"
+# Used to extract the date and time from the filename
+FILENAME_DATETIME_FORMAT = "%d%m%y_%H%M%S"
 
+# Used to create a description of the snapshot with a human-readable date and time
+DESCRIPTION_DATETIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%d at %H:%M:%S"
 
 class Snapshot:
     """
     A snapshot object
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, project, name=None, filename=None):
+    def __init__(self, project, snapshot_id=None, name=None, filename=None, created_at=None, description=None):
 
         assert filename or name, "You need to pass a name or a filename"
 
-        self._id = str(uuid.uuid4())  # We don't need to keep id between project loading because they are use only as key for operation like delete, update.. but have no impact on disk
+        if snapshot_id:
+            self._id = snapshot_id
+        else:
+            self._id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
         self._project = project
         if name:
             self._name = name
-            self._created_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()
-            filename = self._name + "_" + datetime.fromtimestamp(self._created_at, tz=timezone.utc).replace(tzinfo=None).strftime(FILENAME_TIME_FORMAT) + ".gns3project"
+
+            if created_at:
+                self._created_at = created_at
+            else:
+                self._created_at = int(datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp())
+            if not filename:
+                filename = self._name + ".gns3snapshot"
         else:
             self._name = filename.rsplit("_", 2)[0]
             datestring = filename.replace(self._name + "_", "").split(".")[0]
-            self._created_at = datetime.strptime(datestring, FILENAME_TIME_FORMAT).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).timestamp()
+            self._created_at = int(datetime.strptime(datestring, FILENAME_DATETIME_FORMAT).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).timestamp())
 
+        if not description:
+            date = datetime.fromtimestamp(self._created_at, tz=timezone.utc).replace(tzinfo=None).strftime(DESCRIPTION_DATETIME_FORMAT)
+            description = "Snapshot '{}' taken on {}".format(self._name, date)
+
+        self._description = description
+        self._filename = filename
         self._path = os.path.join(project.path, "snapshots", filename)
 
     @property
@@ -69,13 +86,17 @@ class Snapshot:
     def name(self):
         return self._name
 
+    @property
+    def description(self):
+        return self._description
+
     @property
     def path(self):
         return self._path
 
     @property
     def created_at(self):
-        return int(self._created_at)
+        return self._created_at
 
     async def create(self):
         """
@@ -114,14 +135,22 @@ class Snapshot:
         await self._project.close(ignore_notification=True)
 
         try:
+            begin = time.time()
             # delete the current project files
             project_files_path = os.path.join(self._project.path, "project-files")
             if os.path.exists(project_files_path):
                 await wait_run_in_executor(shutil.rmtree, project_files_path)
             with open(self._path, "rb") as f:
-                project = await import_project(self._project.controller, self._project.id, f, location=self._project.path,
-                                               auto_start=self._project.auto_start, auto_open=self._project.auto_open,
-                                               auto_close=self._project.auto_close)
+                project = await import_project(
+                    self._project.controller,
+                    self._project.id,
+                    f,
+                    location=self._project.path,
+                    auto_start=self._project.auto_start,
+                    auto_open=self._project.auto_open,
+                    auto_close=self._project.auto_close
+                )
+            log.info("Snapshot '{}' restored in {:.4f} seconds".format(self.name, time.time() - begin))
         except (OSError, PermissionError) as e:
             raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text=str(e))
         await project.open()
@@ -132,6 +161,8 @@ class Snapshot:
         return {
             "snapshot_id": self._id,
             "name": self._name,
-            "created_at": int(self._created_at),
+            "created_at": self._created_at,
+            "description": self._description,
+            "filename": self._filename,
             "project_id": self._project.id
         }
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/snapshot.py b/gns3server/schemas/snapshot.py
index 1c306cd2e..ddc241171 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/snapshot.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/snapshot.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ SNAPSHOT_CREATE_SCHEMA = {
             "description": "Snapshot name",
             "minLength": 1
         },
+        "description": {
+            "description": "Snapshot description",
+            "minLength": 1
+        },
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
     "required": ["name"]
@@ -50,7 +54,17 @@ SNAPSHOT_OBJECT_SCHEMA = {
             "pattern": "^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}$"
         },
         "name": {
-            "description": "Project name",
+            "description": "Snapshot name",
+            "type": "string",
+            "minLength": 1
+        },
+        "filename": {
+            "description": "Snapshot filename",
+            "type": "string",
+            "minLength": 1
+        },
+        "description": {
+            "description": "Snapshot description",
             "type": "string",
             "minLength": 1
         },
@@ -60,5 +74,5 @@ SNAPSHOT_OBJECT_SCHEMA = {
         }
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
-    "required": ["snapshot_id", "name", "created_at", "project_id"]
+    "required": ["snapshot_id", "name", "filename", "created_at", "description", "project_id"]
 }
diff --git a/gns3server/web/route.py b/gns3server/web/route.py
index 4a7103a3c..b77095d8e 100644
--- a/gns3server/web/route.py
+++ b/gns3server/web/route.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Route(object):
         response.set_status(401)
         response.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = 'Basic realm="GNS3 server"'
         # Force close the keep alive. Work around a Qt issue where Qt timeout instead of handling the 401
-        # this happen only for the first query send by the client.
+        # this happens only for the first query send by the client.
         response.force_close()
         return response
 
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_export_project.py b/tests/controller/test_export_project.py
index de6335a4c..d95936769 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_export_project.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_export_project.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ def test_exportable_files():
     assert not _is_exportable("project-files/tmp")
     assert not _is_exportable("project-files/test_log.txt")
     assert not _is_exportable("project-files/test.log")
-    assert not _is_exportable("test/snapshots")
     assert not _is_exportable("test/project-files/snapshots")
     assert not _is_exportable("test/project-files/snapshots/test.gns3p")
 
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_snapshot.py b/tests/controller/test_snapshot.py
index 9eaccb7bf..27299c7d9 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_snapshot.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_snapshot.py
@@ -16,22 +16,16 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
-import pytest
-from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from uuid import uuid4
 
-from gns3server.controller.project import Project
+import pytest
+from unittest import mock
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 from gns3server.controller.snapshot import Snapshot
 
 from tests.utils import AsyncioMagicMock
 
 
-# @pytest.fixture
-# def project(controller):
-#     project = Project(controller=controller, name="Test")
-#     controller._projects[project.id] = project
-#     return project
-
-
 def test_snapshot_name(project):
     """
     Test create a snapshot object with a name
@@ -40,12 +34,7 @@ def test_snapshot_name(project):
     snapshot = Snapshot(project, name="test1")
     assert snapshot.name == "test1"
     assert snapshot._created_at > 0
-    assert snapshot.path.startswith(os.path.join(project.path, "snapshots", "test1_"))
-    assert snapshot.path.endswith(".gns3project")
-
-    # Check if UTC conversion doesn't corrupt the path
-    snap2 = Snapshot(project, filename=os.path.basename(snapshot.path))
-    assert snap2.path == snapshot.path
+    assert snapshot.path == os.path.join(project.path, "snapshots", "test1.gns3snapshot")
 
 
 def test_snapshot_filename(project):
@@ -53,22 +42,44 @@ def test_snapshot_filename(project):
     Test create a snapshot object with a filename
     """
 
+    # legacy snapshot
     snapshot = Snapshot(project, filename="test1_260716_100439.gns3project")
     assert snapshot.name == "test1"
-    assert snapshot._created_at == 1469527479.0
+    assert snapshot._created_at == 1469527479
     assert snapshot.path == os.path.join(project.path, "snapshots", "test1_260716_100439.gns3project")
 
+    # new style snapshot
+    snapshot_id = str(uuid4())
+    snapshot = Snapshot(project, snapshot_id=snapshot_id, name="test2", created_at=1469527479)
+    assert snapshot.id == snapshot_id
+    assert snapshot.name == "test2"
+    assert snapshot.path == os.path.join(project.path, "snapshots", "test2.gns3snapshot")
+    assert snapshot._created_at == 1469527479
+
 
 def test_json(project):
 
+    # legacy snapshot
     snapshot = Snapshot(project, filename="snapshot_test_260716_100439.gns3project")
     assert snapshot.__json__() == {
         "snapshot_id": snapshot._id,
         "name": "snapshot_test",
         "project_id": project.id,
+        "description": "Snapshot 'snapshot_test' taken on 2016-07-26 at 10:04:39",
+        "filename": "snapshot_test_260716_100439.gns3project",
         "created_at": 1469527479
     }
 
+    # new style snapshot
+    snapshot = Snapshot(project, name="snapshot_test2")
+    assert snapshot.__json__() == {
+        "snapshot_id": snapshot._id,
+        "name": "snapshot_test2",
+        "project_id": project.id,
+        "filename": "snapshot_test2.gns3snapshot",
+        "description": mock.ANY,
+        "created_at": mock.ANY
+    }
 
 def test_invalid_snapshot_filename(project):
 
@@ -85,7 +96,8 @@ async def test_restore(project, controller):
     response.json = {"console": 2048}
     compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value=response)
 
-    await project.add_node(compute, "test1", None, node_type="vpcs", properties={"startup_config": "test.cfg"})
+    node1_id = str(uuid4())
+    await project.add_node(compute, "test1", node1_id, node_type="vpcs", properties={"startup_config": "test.cfg"})
     snapshot = await project.snapshot(name="test")
 
     # We add a node after the snapshots
@@ -103,8 +115,11 @@ async def test_restore(project, controller):
     with patch("gns3server.config.Config.get_section_config", return_value={"local": True}):
         await snapshot.restore()
 
+    # make sure the original node IDs are restored
+    assert list(project.nodes.keys())[0] == node1_id
+
     assert "snapshot.restored" in [c[0][0] for c in controller.notification.project_emit.call_args_list]
-    # project.closed notification should not be send when restoring snapshots
+    # project.closed notification should not be sent when restoring snapshots
     assert "project.closed" not in [c[0][0] for c in controller.notification.project_emit.call_args_list]
 
     project = controller.get_project(project.id)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_project.py b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_project.py
index 74f247598..285e26187 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_project.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import json
 
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 from tests.utils import asyncio_patch
+from gns3server.controller.node import Node
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ async def project(controller_api, controller):
     return controller.get_project(u)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def node(project, compute):
+
+    node = Node(project, compute, "test", node_type="vpcs")
+    project._nodes[node.id] = node
+    return node
+
+
 async def test_create_project_with_path(controller_api, tmpdir):
 
     response = await controller_api.post("/projects", {"name": "test", "path": str(tmpdir), "project_id": "00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f"})
@@ -295,7 +304,7 @@ async def test_export_without_images(controller_api, tmpdir, project):
         with myzip.open("a") as myfile:
             content = myfile.read()
             assert content == b"hello"
-        # Image should not exported
+        # Images should not be exported
         with pytest.raises(KeyError):
             myzip.getinfo("images/IOS/test.image")
 
@@ -356,8 +365,14 @@ async def test_import(controller_api, tmpdir, controller):
     assert content == "hello"
 
 
-async def test_duplicate(controller_api, project):
+async def test_duplicate(controller_api, controller, project, node):
 
-    response = await controller_api.post("/projects/{project_id}/duplicate".format(project_id=project.id), {"name": "hello"})
+    response = await controller_api.post("/projects/{project_id}/duplicate".format(project_id=project.id), {"name": "duplicated_project"})
     assert response.status == 201
-    assert response.json["name"] == "hello"
+    assert response.json["name"] == "duplicated_project"
+    duplicated_project_id = response.json["project_id"]
+    assert duplicated_project_id != project.id  # a new project_id should have been generated
+    duplicated_project = controller.get_project(duplicated_project_id)
+    with open(os.path.join(duplicated_project.path, "duplicated_project.gns3")) as f:
+        duplicated_topology = json.load(f)
+        assert duplicated_topology["topology"]["nodes"][0]["node_id"] != node.id  # a new node_id should have been generated
diff --git a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_snapshot.py b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_snapshot.py
index faed67df1..e136331a8 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_snapshot.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_snapshot.py
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ async def test_restore_snapshot(controller_api, project, snapshot):
     response = await controller_api.post("/projects/{}/snapshots/{}/restore".format(project.id, snapshot.id))
     assert response.status == 201
     assert response.json["name"] == project.name
+    assert response.json["project_id"] == project.id
 
 
 async def test_create_snapshot(controller_api, project):
 
     response = await controller_api.post("/projects/{}/snapshots".format(project.id), {"name": "snap1"})
     assert response.status == 201
-    assert len(os.listdir(os.path.join(project.path, "snapshots"))) == 1
+    assert len(os.listdir(os.path.join(project.path, "snapshots"))) == 2