Request for urgent help – Umbrel Home (Node)

Support and Troubleshooting
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Hello everyone,

since I haven’t received any response to my email or my chat request on the Umbrel website for almost a week, I’m reaching out here.

Last week, I updated the respective apps on my Umbrel, and since then they have stopped working (see screenshot).

Can anyone help me get the apps running again?

I’d really appreciate any feedback or advice.

Thank you!

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On which platform your are running umbrel?

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First of all, thank you for your interest. It is an Umbrel Home (2024).

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Oh,well. Im running Umbrel on a RPI5. So i dont know much about this hardware. But it seems that Umbrel is not running correct. Hanging anywhere. So the Container cannot start. I had a similar Issue and i found out, that my NVME SSD was not correct formated. I formated it with EXT4 for Linux and that was the trick. But in your case you did an update, right?

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I found out, that umbrel dont like many partitions on your hdd or ssd

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That’s right, after updating the Bitcoin app, for example, nothing worked anymore.

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From what I have read so far, it is possible to fix the error with a single line in the terminal. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to do that.

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Can you reach your adjustments?

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To enhanced adjustments and open terminal? Or it stopped completly?

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I can access my settings, the terminal, and error reports for the respective app.

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So open terminal and copy in your single line

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???

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Well you said, that you have a solution with a single line. Till now i dont know what. So if you have the code. Or you dont know the code?

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  • For a Bitcoin Node Freeze: If you are experiencing a Bitcoin node issue, you may need to remove the peers.dat file located within the Bitcoin app’s data directory to force it to re-establish connections. This is usually done by finding the file in the umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/ directory.

  • Remove the file: Use a command like rm umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/peers.dat to remove the file.

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No, I don’t have a code. I don’t know anything about that.

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Steps to Resolve an Umbrel Freeze

  1. 1. Access Your Umbrel via SSH

    • Log in to your Umbrel node using SSH.

  2. 2. Stop the Umbrel Service

    • Navigate to the Umbrel directory: cd umbrel.

    • Stop the Umbrel node: sudo ./scripts/stop.

  3. 3. Address Specific Application Issues (e.g., Bitcoin)

    • For a Bitcoin Node Freeze: If you are experiencing a Bitcoin node issue, you may need to remove the peers.dat file located within the Bitcoin app’s data directory to force it to re-establish connections. This is usually done by finding the file in the umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/ directory.

    • Remove the file: Use a command like rm umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/peers.dat to remove the file.

  4. 4. Restart the Node

    • Start the Umbrel node again: sudo ./scripts/start.

    • Wait for the node to come back online and check the Bitcoin app in the dashboard to see if it is syncing correctly.

    • This is more complete

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Now that I understand that, I’m wondering whether everything will be deleted. Whether the blockchain will need to be reloaded afterwards and the wallet will need to be recreated.

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Would it be of any use to you if I sent you the troubleshooting guide or Bitcoin node protocol?