Bitcoin Node stuck "Starting"

First you’ll want to check the debug logs (see Generating Troubleshooting Logs here), if this is still occurring it’s usually one of three errors a corrupted blockchain error that looks like:

LevelDB read failure: Corruption: block checksum mismatch: /data/.bitcoin/chainstate/1066593.ldb

Solution is here under “Resolving Corrupted Blockchain Issues”

A peers.dat error can be resolved with these steps

Or a settings.json error can be resolved with these steps

Working to make the FAQ more accessible, any other recommendations or feedback welcome

And feel free to post your debug log via attaching it here or can attach it in the Telegram in the Support channel here

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