# Bitcoin Stuck on Starting **URL:** \ **Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [March 11, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504 "2024-03-11T22:32:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/1 "2024-03-11T22:32:54Z")
Hello, I have tried restarting, powering down, uninstalling all app then reinstalling bitcoin and lightning apps and then restarting and now when I go into the bitcoin app it just says Starting… I tried going into ~/umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin but i only see bitcoin.conf and umbrel-bitcoin.conf so I am not sure else else to start the sync process again Thanks for you help! ---
**Author:** ![Zatoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zatoshi](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Zatoshi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/2 "2024-03-12T03:18:33Z")
In my case the solution was reflashing Umbrel OS on a new SD card. ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/3 "2024-03-12T13:28:25Z")
OK great thank you very much, did that affect your wallet balances at all? ---
**Author:** ![Zatoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zatoshi](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Zatoshi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/4 "2024-03-12T14:58:05Z")
Nope, the data is stored on the separate SSD. I had it all back. I kept the old SD card, just in case. But wasn’t necessary. ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/5 "2024-03-12T15:18:08Z")
Thank you Ill try reflashing the SD card, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Zatoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zatoshi](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Zatoshi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/6 "2024-03-12T15:40:48Z")
Hope it solves your issue! ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/7 "2024-03-12T17:41:05Z")
Hi, I reflashed my sd card with Umblre but it still says Starting Is there anything else I can do? ---
**Author:** ![Zatoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zatoshi](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Zatoshi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/8 "2024-03-12T17:48:56Z")
Have you tried restarting it from your terminal using ssh? But sounds weird, I had the issue but after reflashing it worked like a charm. Well, Specter can’t connect yet but I guess that’s another issue… I don’t know if the recent updates have anything to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/9 "2024-03-13T02:12:46Z")
Hi thanks for the help. I used Putty to sudo reboot but it still just says starting on the bitcoin app, so not sure if there is anything else that I can do to get it back working ---
**Author:** ![fargonaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@fargonaz](https://community.umbrel.com/u/fargonaz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/10 "2024-03-13T02:29:25Z")
Check the bitcoind log, after completing the ssh login to umbrel: tail -f /home/umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/debug.log ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/11 "2024-03-13T18:56:18Z")
> [@fargonaz](#): > > tail -f /home/umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/debug.log When I go to that directory location there is no debug log ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/2/216037cfa7f87a0a5652ccc2b25240742eb7c3ae.png) ---
**Author:** ![fargonaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@fargonaz](https://community.umbrel.com/u/fargonaz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/12 "2024-03-13T19:57:18Z")
That’s different. Every instance of bitcoind I have ran creates this file. Can you check /home/umbrel/.bitcoin and see if the debug.log is there. I always manually link the bitcoin data directory to /home/umbrel/.bitcoin since I store the bitcoin data on a separate drive and check the log fairly often. ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/13 "2024-03-13T20:08:19Z")
I tried checking but I dont see the .bitcoin folder ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/0/050594bdc92fd79ef1f68e3cd9ee84f80d08e6ec.png) ---
**Author:** ![fargonaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@fargonaz](https://community.umbrel.com/u/fargonaz)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/14 "2024-03-14T13:06:04Z")
It sounds like bitcoind isn’ t running. Shell command: sudo docker ps | grep bitcoind How are you using umbrel? Running on Pi or Home or Ubuntu? If it is a new installation I would delete/rename the current umbrel directory and try installing/flashing a new instance of umbrel. ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/15 "2024-03-14T13:18:59Z")
Should I run this command? > [@fargonaz](#): > > Shell command: sudo docker ps | grep bitcoind I am using it on a Pi, I just reflashed the SD card to try and get Bitcoin to start syncing How do I delete the current directory? Also doesnt that happen when I reflash the SD card? ---
**Author:** ![fargonaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@fargonaz](https://community.umbrel.com/u/fargonaz)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/16 "2024-03-14T15:14:15Z")
Yes, deleteing the umbrel directory happens on reflash of the SDcard. Deleting the directory was a suggestion, if you chose not to reflash. You can use the command if bitcoin fails to complete startup with the new flash. ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/17 "2024-03-14T18:40:14Z")
OK I ran that command to restart bitcoind I checked the app page and it still says Starting ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/9/9b77935f547cd3991619019de76f8a786708d5c2.png) ---
**Author:** ![Markus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Markus](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Markus)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/18 "2024-03-19T17:00:02Z")
i also have the same problem, i even bought a new SD card, same. Its a bit crazy ---
**Author:** ![m1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@m1234](https://community.umbrel.com/u/m1234)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/19 "2024-03-19T20:53:12Z")
Yes I still havent found a solution even after updating to the newest OS and it still says Starting ---
**Author:** ![gschaco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/gschaco/32/5252_2.png) [@gschaco](https://community.umbrel.com/u/gschaco)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504/20 "2024-03-20T12:20:57Z")
Hello! Same situacion here. I have a BTC+ LN node mounted on a Raspi 4. The node worked fine until a while ago. Then I got stuck in the BTC startup (starting…). Reinstall the SD, and now update the OS to version 1.0 (which is excellent). But it cannot start the node. I need help. What I can do? Thank you [Next page](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-stuck-on-starting/15504.md?page=2)