diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/SHAMapStoreImp.cpp b/src/ripple/app/misc/SHAMapStoreImp.cpp
index d8fccbb43..472d28b56 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/SHAMapStoreImp.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/SHAMapStoreImp.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ SHAMapStoreImp::run()
 
             try
             {
-                validatedLedger->stateMap().snapShot(isMem)->visitNodes(
+                validatedLedger->stateMap().snapShot(false)->visitNodes(
                     std::bind(
                         &SHAMapStoreImp::copyNode,
                         this,
diff --git a/src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemoryFactory.cpp b/src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemoryFactory.cpp
index ef056b176..9acb1fd88 100644
--- a/src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemoryFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemoryFactory.cpp
@@ -1,154 +1,55 @@
 #include <ripple/basics/contract.h>
 #include <ripple/nodestore/Factory.h>
 #include <ripple/nodestore/Manager.h>
+#include <ripple/nodestore/impl/DecodedBlob.h>
+#include <ripple/nodestore/impl/EncodedBlob.h>
+#include <ripple/nodestore/impl/codec.h>
 #include <boost/beast/core/string.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/ignore_unused.hpp>
 #include <boost/unordered/concurrent_flat_map.hpp>
-#include <map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 
-// Define the map implementation selector
-#ifndef MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
-#define MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP 0  // Set to 0 to use mutex-guarded std::map
-#endif
-
 namespace ripple {
-
-struct base_uint_hasher
-{
-    using result_type = std::size_t;
-
-    result_type
-    operator()(base_uint<256> const& value) const
-    {
-        return hardened_hash<>{}(value);
-    }
-};
-
 namespace NodeStore {
 
-#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
-    using DataStore = boost::unordered::concurrent_flat_map<
-        uint256,
-        std::shared_ptr<NodeObject>,
-        base_uint_hasher>;
-#else
-    using DataStore = std::map<uint256, std::shared_ptr<NodeObject>>;
-#endif
-
-struct MemoryDB
-{
-    explicit MemoryDB() = default;
-
-#if !MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
-    mutable std::mutex mutex;  // Only needed for std::map implementation
-#endif
-    bool open = false;
-    DataStore table;
-
-    // Helper functions to abstract the different map implementations
-    Status fetch(uint256 const& hash, std::shared_ptr<NodeObject>* pObject) const
-    {
-#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
-        bool found = table.visit(hash, [&](const auto& key_value_pair) {
-            *pObject = key_value_pair.second;
-        });
-        return found ? ok : notFound;
-#else
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
-        auto it = table.find(hash);
-        if (it == table.end())
-            return notFound;
-        *pObject = it->second;
-        return ok;
-#endif
-    }
-
-    void store(uint256 const& hash, std::shared_ptr<NodeObject> const& object)
-    {
-#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
-        table.insert_or_assign(hash, object);
-#else
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
-        table[hash] = object;
-#endif
-    }
-
-    template <typename Func>
-    void for_each(Func&& f) const
-    {
-#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
-        table.visit_all([&f](const auto& entry) { f(entry.second); });
-#else
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
-        for (const auto& entry : table)
-            f(entry.second);
-#endif
-    }
-
-    size_t size() const
-    {
-#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
-        return table.size();
-#else
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
-        return table.size();
-#endif
-    }
-};
-
-class MemoryFactory : public Factory
-{
-private:
-    std::mutex mutex_;
-    std::map<std::string, MemoryDB, boost::beast::iless> map_;
-
-public:
-    MemoryFactory();
-    ~MemoryFactory() override;
-
-    std::string
-    getName() const override;
-
-    std::unique_ptr<Backend>
-    createInstance(
-        size_t keyBytes,
-        Section const& keyValues,
-        std::size_t burstSize,
-        Scheduler& scheduler,
-        beast::Journal journal) override;
-
-    MemoryDB&
-    open(std::string const& path)
-    {
-        std::lock_guard _(mutex_);
-        auto const result = map_.emplace(
-            std::piecewise_construct, std::make_tuple(path), std::make_tuple());
-        MemoryDB& db = result.first->second;
-        if (db.open)
-            Throw<std::runtime_error>("already open");
-        return db;
-    }
-};
-
-static MemoryFactory memoryFactory;
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 class MemoryBackend : public Backend
 {
 private:
     std::string name_;
-    beast::Journal const journal_;
-    MemoryDB* db_{nullptr};
+    beast::Journal journal_;
+    bool isOpen_{false};
+
+    struct base_uint_hasher
+    {
+        using result_type = std::size_t;
+
+        result_type
+        operator()(base_uint<256> const& value) const
+        {
+            return hardened_hash<>{}(value);
+        }
+    };
+
+#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
+    using DataStore = boost::unordered::concurrent_flat_map<
+        uint256,
+        std::vector<std::uint8_t>,  // Store compressed blob data
+        base_uint_hasher>;
+#else
+    using DataStore = std::map<uint256, std::vector<std::uint8_t>>;  // Store compressed blob data
+    mutable std::recursive_mutex mutex_;  // Only needed for std::map implementation
+#endif
+
+    DataStore table_;
 
 public:
     MemoryBackend(
         size_t keyBytes,
         Section const& keyValues,
         beast::Journal journal)
-        : name_(get(keyValues, "path")), journal_(journal)
+        : name_(get(keyValues, "path"))
+        , journal_(journal)
     {
         boost::ignore_unused(journal_);
         if (name_.empty())
@@ -169,29 +70,74 @@ public:
     void
     open(bool createIfMissing) override
     {
-        db_ = &memoryFactory.open(name_);
+#if !MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
+        std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+#endif
+        if (isOpen_)
+            Throw<std::runtime_error>("already open");
+        isOpen_ = true;
     }
 
     bool
     isOpen() override
     {
-        return static_cast<bool>(db_);
+        return isOpen_;
     }
 
     void
     close() override
     {
-        db_ = nullptr;
+#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
+        table_.clear();
+#else
+        std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+        table_.clear();
+#endif
+        isOpen_ = false;
+        std::cout << "memdb " << name_ << " is closed.\n";
     }
 
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
     Status
     fetch(void const* key, std::shared_ptr<NodeObject>* pObject) override
     {
-        assert(db_);
+        if (!isOpen_)
+            return notFound;
+
         uint256 const hash(uint256::fromVoid(key));
-        return db_->fetch(hash, pObject);
+
+#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
+        bool found = table_.visit(hash, [&](const auto& key_value_pair) {
+            nudb::detail::buffer bf;
+            auto const result = nodeobject_decompress(
+                key_value_pair.second.data(), 
+                key_value_pair.second.size(),
+                bf);
+            DecodedBlob decoded(hash.data(), result.first, result.second);
+            if (!decoded.wasOk())
+            {
+                *pObject = nullptr;
+                return;
+            }
+            *pObject = decoded.createObject();
+        });
+        return found ? (*pObject ? ok : dataCorrupt) : notFound;
+#else
+        std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+        auto it = table_.find(hash);
+        if (it == table_.end())
+            return notFound;
+
+        nudb::detail::buffer bf;
+        auto const result = nodeobject_decompress(
+            it->second.data(),
+            it->second.size(),
+            bf);
+        DecodedBlob decoded(hash.data(), result.first, result.second);
+        if (!decoded.wasOk())
+            return dataCorrupt;
+        *pObject = decoded.createObject();
+        return ok;
+#endif
     }
 
     std::pair<std::vector<std::shared_ptr<NodeObject>>, Status>
@@ -214,15 +160,36 @@ public:
     void
     store(std::shared_ptr<NodeObject> const& object) override
     {
-        assert(db_);
-        if (!object)
-            std::cout << "mapping null object\n";
+        if (!isOpen_)
+            return;
 
-        db_->store(object->getHash(), object);
+        if (!object)
+        {
+            std::cout << "mapping null object\n";
+            return;
+        }
+
+        EncodedBlob encoded(object);
+        nudb::detail::buffer bf;
+        auto const result = nodeobject_compress(
+            encoded.getData(), 
+            encoded.getSize(),
+            bf);
+
+        std::vector<std::uint8_t> compressed(
+            static_cast<const std::uint8_t*>(result.first),
+            static_cast<const std::uint8_t*>(result.first) + result.second);
+
+#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
+        table_.insert_or_assign(object->getHash(), std::move(compressed));
+#else
+        std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+        table_[object->getHash()] = std::move(compressed);
+#endif
 
         static int counter = 0;
         if (counter++ % 1000 == 0)
-            std::cout << "map size: " << db_->size() << "\n";
+            std::cout << "map size: " << size() << "\n";
     }
 
     void
@@ -240,8 +207,34 @@ public:
     void
     for_each(std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<NodeObject>)> f) override
     {
-        assert(db_);
-        db_->for_each(f);
+        if (!isOpen_)
+            return;
+
+#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
+        table_.visit_all([&f](const auto& entry) {
+            nudb::detail::buffer bf;
+            auto const result = nodeobject_decompress(
+                entry.second.data(),
+                entry.second.size(),
+                bf);
+            DecodedBlob decoded(entry.first.data(), result.first, result.second);
+            if (decoded.wasOk())
+                f(decoded.createObject());
+        });
+#else
+        std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+        for (const auto& entry : table_)
+        {
+            nudb::detail::buffer bf;
+            auto const result = nodeobject_decompress(
+                entry.second.data(),
+                entry.second.size(),
+                bf);
+            DecodedBlob decoded(entry.first.data(), result.first, result.second);
+            if (decoded.wasOk())
+                f(decoded.createObject());
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
     int
@@ -253,6 +246,7 @@ public:
     void
     setDeletePath() override
     {
+        close();
     }
 
     int
@@ -260,35 +254,51 @@ public:
     {
         return 0;
     }
+
+private:
+    size_t size() const
+    {
+#if MEMORY_DB_USE_CONCURRENT_MAP
+        return table_.size();
+#else
+        std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+        return table_.size();
+#endif
+    }
 };
 
-// Factory implementation remains the same
-MemoryFactory::MemoryFactory()
+class MemoryFactory : public Factory
 {
-    Manager::instance().insert(*this);
-}
+public:
+    MemoryFactory()
+    {
+        Manager::instance().insert(*this);
+    }
 
-MemoryFactory::~MemoryFactory()
-{
-    Manager::instance().erase(*this);
-}
+    ~MemoryFactory() override
+    {
+        Manager::instance().erase(*this);
+    }
 
-std::string
-MemoryFactory::getName() const
-{
-    return "Memory";
-}
+    std::string
+    getName() const override
+    {
+        return "Memory";
+    }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Backend>
-MemoryFactory::createInstance(
-    size_t keyBytes,
-    Section const& keyValues,
-    std::size_t,
-    Scheduler& scheduler,
-    beast::Journal journal)
-{
-    return std::make_unique<MemoryBackend>(keyBytes, keyValues, journal);
-}
+    std::unique_ptr<Backend>
+    createInstance(
+        size_t keyBytes,
+        Section const& keyValues,
+        std::size_t burstSize,
+        Scheduler& scheduler,
+        beast::Journal journal) override
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<MemoryBackend>(keyBytes, keyValues, journal);
+    }
+};
+
+static MemoryFactory memoryFactory;
 
 }  // namespace NodeStore
 }  // namespace ripple
diff --git a/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/InMemoryStore.h b/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/InMemoryStore.h
index 62892232d..ea14d8b72 100644
--- a/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/InMemoryStore.h
+++ b/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/InMemoryStore.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public:
         {
             entries.emplace(entry.endpoint, entry.valence);
         }
+
+        std::cout << "peer finder mem map size: " << entries.size() << "\n";
     }
 };