# Issue: Unable to Reinstall LNbits on Umbrel (EN)
**URL:** https://community.umbrel.com/t/issue-unable-to-reinstall-lnbits-on-umbrel-en/21123
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting
**Created:** [January 27, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/issue-unable-to-reinstall-lnbits-on-umbrel-en/21123 "2025-01-27T05:35:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@ManDeBitcoin](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ManDeBitcoin)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/issue-unable-to-reinstall-lnbits-on-umbrel-en/21123/1 "2025-01-27T05:35:38Z")
I encountered an issue when trying to reinstall **LNbits**. The app appeared as installed but **was not running and could not be removed from the Umbrel App Store**.
Manual removal attempts failed because **Umbrel kept restoring LNbits automatically** , preventing a clean installation. Additionally, running the command:
```auto
umbreld client apps.update.mutate --appId lnbits
```
Returned the error:
```auto
ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/umbrel/umbrel/app-data/lnbits/docker-compose.yml'
```
This indicated that the required `docker-compose.yml` file **was missing** , making it impossible to start LNbits.
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### **🚀 Solution Step-by-Step**
#### **1️⃣ Disable LNbits in Umbrel’s Configuration**
LNbits was being restored automatically because **it was still listed in the configuration file** `umbrel.yaml`. To prevent this, we edited the file:
```auto
nano ~/umbrel/umbrel.yaml
```
And **removed the following line** :
```auto
- lnbits
```
Then, saved the changes (`CTRL + X`, then `Y`, and `Enter`).
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#### **2️⃣ Manually Remove LNbits**
Once it was removed from the configuration, we deleted all LNbits-related files:
```auto
sudo rm -rf ~/umbrel/app-data/lnbits
sudo rm -rf ~/umbrel/app-stores/lnbits*
```
To verify that it was successfully removed:
```auto
ls -l ~/umbrel/app-data/ | grep lnbits
ls -l ~/umbrel/app-stores/ | grep lnbits
```
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#### **3️⃣ Restart Umbrel**
To apply the changes, we restarted the system:
```auto
sudo systemctl restart umbrel
```
Then, checked if LNbits was still running:
```auto
sudo docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}" | grep lnbits
```
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#### **4️⃣ Reinstall LNbits**
After confirming that LNbits was completely removed, the installation from the **Umbrel App Store** worked correctly without errors.
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### **🎯 Conclusion**
If **LNbits won’t install, won’t delete, or has corrupted files** , the best solution is to **edit `umbrel.yaml`, manually remove its files, and restart Umbrel** before attempting to reinstall it.
⚡ **Issue resolved, and the node is back to full functionality!** ⚡
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This process can also be applied to other apps that cannot be removed via the Umbrel App Store. 🚀💡
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📢 **Have you experienced a similar issue?** Share your thoughts in the community to help others! 🛠⚡
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### Author:  [@rolo](https://community.umbrel.com/u/rolo)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/issue-unable-to-reinstall-lnbits-on-umbrel-en/21123/2 "2025-02-02T22:49:47Z")
Thank you for you help, I can’t remove the line, don’t let me save the changes.
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### Author:  [@ManDeBitcoin](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ManDeBitcoin)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/issue-unable-to-reinstall-lnbits-on-umbrel-en/21123/3 "2025-02-03T04:07:44Z")
Try with ‘sudo’ command:
```auto
sudo nano ~/umbrel/umbrel.yaml
```
After you delete the Not Running app from “apps” list, you can save it with “CRTL + O”, press ENTER, exit the editor with “CRTL + X”
And then, continue with the next steps mentioned on the guide.
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### Author:  [@ManDeBitcoin](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ManDeBitcoin)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/issue-unable-to-reinstall-lnbits-on-umbrel-en/21123/4 "2025-02-03T04:10:42Z")
@rolo see my previous response, hope it help you solve it.
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### Author:  [@rolo](https://community.umbrel.com/u/rolo)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/issue-unable-to-reinstall-lnbits-on-umbrel-en/21123/5 "2025-02-03T14:02:39Z")
Thank you, both apps up and running.
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### Author:  [@ManDeBitcoin](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ManDeBitcoin)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/issue-unable-to-reinstall-lnbits-on-umbrel-en/21123/6 "2025-03-23T13:26:37Z")
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