# Cnode Relay stuck at "starting" **URL:** \ **Category:** Setup a Stake Pool\ **Created:** [2 March 2021 00:03 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064 "2021-03-02T00:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcvetyty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mcvetyty](https://forum.cardano.org/u/mcvetyty)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2021 00:03 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064/1 "2021-03-02T00:03:44Z")
Hope someone can help me out. I’ve been running relay nodes for almost a month now with no issues. However, today, I opened gliveview on one of my relay nodes and it was obvious something was wrong. The status initially ready “Synced 100%” but it wasn’t doing anything. I stopped the node and rebooted the server and now the node says active/running but in gliveview I’m just getting it stuck at Status “Starting” - it’s been over an hour and the same thing. > cnode.service - Cardano Node > Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/cnode.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) > Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-03-01 23:38:39 UTC; 48min ago > Main PID: 63464 (cnode.sh) > Tasks: 14 (limit: 4683) > Memory: 3.2G > CGroup: /system.slice/cnode.service > ├─63464 /bin/bash /opt/cardano/cnode/scripts/cnode.sh > └─63578 cardano-node run --topology /opt/cardano/cnode/files/topology.json --config /opt/cardano/cnode/files/config.json --database-path /o\> > > Mar 01 23:38:39 systemd[1]: Started Cardano Node. > Mar 01 23:38:40 cnode[63464]: WARN: A prior running Cardano node was not cleanly shutdown, socket file still exists. Cleaning up. > Mar 01 23:38:41 cnode[63578]: Listening on [http://127.0.0.1:12798](http://127.0.0.1:12798) Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![mcvetyty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mcvetyty](https://forum.cardano.org/u/mcvetyty)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2021 04:34 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064/2 "2021-03-02T04:34:47Z")
Going on 5 hours now and still just stuck at “Starting” - anyone? Can I just delete the database and have it re-sync? ---
**Author:** ![tomdx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/tomdx/32/44498_2.png) [@tomdx](https://forum.cardano.org/u/tomdx)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2021 04:50 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064/3 "2021-03-02T04:50:15Z")
It is generally a good idea to make a backup of your block data. I only keep these files/dirs … ```auto immutable ledger protocolMagicId ``` all else is volatile and should go. If you `tar czf ...` the above you will get a tgz of about 3.5GB This is useful to do every now and then and allows you to spin up new nodes real quick. ---
**Author:** ![mcvetyty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mcvetyty](https://forum.cardano.org/u/mcvetyty)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2021 05:14 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064/4 "2021-03-02T05:14:10Z")
Yes, I could see the benefit in doing that, but any idea why the node is stuck like it is? Would prefer to sort that out in case it happens again… ---
**Author:** ![tomdx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/tomdx/32/44498_2.png) [@tomdx](https://forum.cardano.org/u/tomdx)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2021 05:28 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064/5 "2021-03-02T05:28:42Z")
I [run Docker images](https://tdiesler.gitbook.io/cardano/). If something goes wrong, I can restart a new node in a matter of seconds and don’t need to worry about what funky state my box has gotten into. There is CIP about this [here](https://forum.cardano.org/t/provide-high-quality-multiarch-docker-image-and-k8s-support/47906). ---
**Author:** ![MermADA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/mermada/32/46427_2.png) [@MermADA](https://forum.cardano.org/u/MermADA)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2021 13:31 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064/6 "2021-03-07T13:31:27Z")
Were you able to get the help you needed for your problem yet? I started experiencing this with one of my nodes recently. ---
**Author:** ![mcvetyty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mcvetyty](https://forum.cardano.org/u/mcvetyty)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2021 13:48 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064/7 "2021-03-07T13:48:20Z")
I ended up basically re-installing cardano node on that server and it fixed the issue right away. Maybe give it a try? ---
**Author:** ![KrakenStaking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/krakenstaking/32/29369_2.png) [@KrakenStaking](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KrakenStaking)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2021 13:59 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cnode-relay-stuck-at-starting/51064/8 "2021-03-07T13:59:34Z")
I believe I saw something similar on the forum and someone used a killall to resolve the problem with the socket staying open.