# Node stuck at starting **URL:** \ **Category:** Setup a Stake Pool\ **Created:** [2 February 2022 17:29 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561 "2022-02-02T17:29:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matthijs\_Pol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/matthijs_pol/32/25760_2.png) [@Matthijs\_Pol](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Matthijs_Pol)\ **Post date:** [2 February 2022 17:29 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/1 "2022-02-02T17:29:55Z")
After updating from 1.30.1 to 1.32.1 my node is stuck at starting. it has been over 1 hour and 20 minutes and it still says starting. Does anybody know what is wrong? or what i can do ? ---
**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\ **Post date:** [2 February 2022 17:52 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/2 "2022-02-02T17:52:57Z")
can u share the glive output? ---
**Author:** ![Matthijs\_Pol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/matthijs_pol/32/25760_2.png) [@Matthijs\_Pol](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Matthijs_Pol)\ **Post date:** [2 February 2022 23:29 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/3 "2022-02-02T23:29:42Z")
I found out that it was because of the old db. I deleted it and it started syncing right away. Now I only have to wait 2 days before it’s synced. Laat time i did a full sync it was in 1 day. Is it normal to take 2 days nowadays? I have 4 cores 16gb ram 1gb internet connection. Cores running around 65-93% (going up and down). Ram memory is low usage ---
**Author:** ![georgem1976](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/georgem1976/32/38471_2.png) [@georgem1976](https://forum.cardano.org/u/georgem1976)\ **Post date:** [3 February 2022 04:43 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/4 "2022-02-03T04:43:25Z")
You shouldn’t have deleted the db folder. At least not the “immutable” sub-folder from the db folder. And you should have upgraded to 1.33.0. The upgrade to 1.33.0 takes 2 to 4 hours (the first restart). It is normal to take more, the db folder is much larger now than a few months ago. ---
**Author:** ![Matthijs\_Pol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/matthijs_pol/32/25760_2.png) [@Matthijs\_Pol](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Matthijs_Pol)\ **Post date:** [3 February 2022 06:29 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/5 "2022-02-03T06:29:57Z")
I have a backup from a lasr saturday I can put back. But then will it be starting again? ---
**Author:** ![georgem1976](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/georgem1976/32/38471_2.png) [@georgem1976](https://forum.cardano.org/u/georgem1976)\ **Post date:** [3 February 2022 07:45 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/6 "2022-02-03T07:45:48Z")
It will start, but it will take a long time (probably less than 1 hour). Keep only the “immutable” subfolder of the “db” folder, delete the rest. But you should upgrade directly to 1.33.0, and it will take 2-4 hours (if you have ssd disks) or longer (if you have a hosting with a lower quality of the services). ---
**Author:** ![J\_Sal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/j_sal/32/50282_2.png) [@J\_Sal](https://forum.cardano.org/u/J_Sal)\ **Post date:** [4 February 2022 15:51 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/7 "2022-02-04T15:51:39Z")
Hello, I had a similar experience with one of my local relay nodes recently. Check [pool.vet](https://pool.vet) to see if it gives you any insight. I ended up reinstalling LTS entirely and programming the node from scratch—this worked perfectly. Before this I tried deleting the DB file and restarting, but it was going to take days for the full sync so I decided to just start from scratch. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\ **Post date:** [4 February 2022 15:53 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/8 "2022-02-04T15:53:03Z")
> [@J\_Sal](#): > > Before this I tried deleting the DB file and restarting, but it was going to take days for the full sync so I decided to just start from scratch. next time when/if u will delete the DB, you can copy it back from one of your working nodes ---
**Author:** ![J\_Sal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/j_sal/32/50282_2.png) [@J\_Sal](https://forum.cardano.org/u/J_Sal)\ **Post date:** [4 February 2022 15:55 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/9 "2022-02-04T15:55:09Z")
That’s a good idea! Thanks Alex I’ll try that next time something like this happens. Especially if it’s the producer next time… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\ **Post date:** [4 February 2022 15:55 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/10 "2022-02-04T15:55:58Z")
ok, starting issue can be fixed without deleting the DB, perhaps it was another error…anyway… glad u fixed ---
**Author:** ![J\_Sal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/j_sal/32/50282_2.png) [@J\_Sal](https://forum.cardano.org/u/J_Sal)\ **Post date:** [4 February 2022 16:07 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/node-stuck-at-starting/94561/11 "2022-02-04T16:07:26Z")
I was trying to mint tokens off that relay and I think messed up one of the socket paths in doing so. Now that the relay is back up I have another guide I will use to try to mint the assets. 🤞