# Bootstrap failed, please help :(

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [April 11, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failed-please-help/147620 "2020-04-11T13:11:13Z")\
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Looks like your database is corrupt. Do you have enough disk space? (I doubt that’s the problem, but it would be great if it were.)

The easiest solution is probably to delete the database directory, which will build a new database. Then you can restore from your most recent backup.

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