# Umbrel Home Error: Failed to start containers

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-home-error-failed-to-start-containers/14452>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 29, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-home-error-failed-to-start-containers/14452 "2023-11-29T21:30:22Z")\
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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:** [November 29, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-home-error-failed-to-start-containers/14452/2 "2023-11-29T22:34:58Z")

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Just responded to your message on [umbrel.com](http://umbrel.com), but sharing my response here too for others to see.

> [@Official Umbrel Troubleshooting Guide and FAQ](https://community.umbrel.com/t/official-umbrel-troubleshooting-guide-and-faq/9873/1):
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> If your umbrelOS logs show an error message that reads “failed to start containers”, follow these steps:
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> 1. Restart your Umbrel server from settings.
> 2. If the problem persists, connect to your Umbrel server by following the instructions in _How to SSH into umbrelOS on Umbrel Home or Rasberry Pi_ or by accessing a terminal on your Linux machine.
> 3. Run the following command:`sudo systemctl stop docker && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker/* && sudo reboot`
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> This will stop and reset your docker service files and then it will reboot your device, which may take several minutes.

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