# Stuck on starting

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/stuck-on-starting/13249>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [August 4, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/stuck-on-starting/13249 "2023-08-04T13:38:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![smolgrrr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/smolgrrr/32/2825_2.png) [@smolgrrr](https://community.umbrel.com/u/smolgrrr)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/stuck-on-starting/13249/6 "2023-08-08T01:46:45Z")

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Just to confirm you tried this fix?

> [@Official Umbrel Troubleshooting Guide and FAQ](https://community.umbrel.com/t/official-umbrel-troubleshooting-guide-and-faq/9873/1):
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> 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:
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> `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:
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> `~/umbrel/scripts/app restart bitcoin`
> 
> Upon restarting wait ~5 minutes and this will resolve the error with the settings.json file.

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