Restore channels via back up

[smolgrrr]

Hey @SalmonSalad, I saw your DM too, i don’t think it’s worth doing a fresh instance just yet.

It sounds like you can access your Umbrel again- ssh in and run the script to get your back-up first

cat ~/umbrel/logs/karen.log | grep ‘backup ID’ | tail -n 1

then to fix your issues with bitcoin starting syncing/starting try the following

@mayank

If you check your debug logs you may have the following:

"Error: Failed loading settings file:

bitcoind_1 | - Unable to parse settings file /data/.bitcoin/settings.json "

To resolve, first connect to your Umbrel device by following the instructions in How to SSH into Umbrel on a Raspberry Pi or by accessing a terminal on your Linux machine

This command is the quickest way to resolve the error, by deleting the file first:
rm ~umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/settings.json

Then you should restart Bitcoin:

~/umbrel/scripts/app restart bitcoin

If for any reason when attempting to delete the file you face a permission or other errors that prevent you from doing so, we can also edit the file with this command:

sudo nano umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin/settings.json

Then it will take you to a blank file and just type and add two lines like this, with the two curly braces exactly like this:
{
}

Then hit CTRL+X to exit, Y to save, and enter to continue.

After completing the edit don’t forget the last step of restarting Bitcoin:

~/umbrel/scripts/app restart bitcoin

Upon restarting wait ~5 minutes and this will resolve the error with the settings.json file.

Fingers crossed this fixes everything, and then you should be able to keep running your node as is.