# Bootstrap failed, please help :(

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failed-please-help/147620
**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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### Author: ![Ed\_S](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_s/32/134015_2.png) [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failed-please-help/147620/9 "2023-01-03T21:24:56Z")

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Similar-looking problems previously seen have been helped by tweaking a timeout value:

- [Discourse update doesn’t wait for Postgress DB to shut down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-doesnt-wait-for-postgress-db-to-shut-down/212961)

Or by waiting:

> [@2.6.0 Beta4 update failed with what looks like db errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-6-0-beta4-update-failed-with-what-looks-like-db-errors/167661/2):
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> A simple recovery method is starting the container again with `./launcher start app`, letting it run happily for some time (let’s say 1h) and trying a rebuild later.

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