# Bitcoin node stuck after power outage

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-stuck-after-power-outage/10378>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 20, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-stuck-after-power-outage/10378 "2022-11-20T12:31:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sefe](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Sefe)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-stuck-after-power-outage/10378/2 "2022-11-20T16:14:03Z")

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The solution mentioned here solved this issue too:

> [@BTC Node, Lightning and Electrs all not working](http://community.umbrel.com/t/btc-node-lightning-and-electrs-all-not-working/9615/4):
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> Alright ! It looks like there’s something wrong with the peers.dat file causing bitcoin to restart, You can erase the corrupted peers.dat file using: sudo rm ~/umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/peers.dat The Bitcoin app will automatically recreate a valid peers.dat file and it should solve your issue crossed_fingers

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