# Bitcoin Node not starting

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-not-starting/10554>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 3, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-not-starting/10554 "2022-12-03T23:43:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tiamatth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@tiamatth](https://community.umbrel.com/u/tiamatth)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-not-starting/10554/1 "2022-12-03T23:43:19Z")

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I have just upgraded to the latest Bitcoin Node. Now it will not start, after 3-4 hours the status just shows starting. Why is it taking so long?

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**Author:** ![fkcz91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@fkcz91](https://community.umbrel.com/u/fkcz91)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-not-starting/10554/3 "2023-04-06T17:53:49Z")

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I removed my comment because I found the solution in this link: [Bitcoin Node does not start](http://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-does-not-start/10851/4)