Orbit file timeout (March 2021)

Are there any workarounds we can do to get orbit files until the server is back up? I’m not sure how to specify an external orbit file using gpt and haven’t found any examples on the forums. Any tips/advice are much appreciated.

Update: I just found this Apply-Orbit-File Error

But I’m not sure what to do with the .zip files. Do I just download them to the folder or do I need to only download and unzip the specific orbit files for my scenes? Where do I put them in the POEORB folder? Are there any docs on the use of orbit files?

Also I just found this which references that docker uses should download external files and place them in folders before running, while also disabling any options that download these files: Snap 7 hangs on macos

Is there a guide for users that want to automate processing on which download flags to disable? and where exactly external files should be placed and in what format? I’ve only found answers on these forums so far and the tutorials on the SNAP website for using gpt seem sparse.