# Ensure sidekiq is running?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-sidekiq-is-running/64774>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [June 19, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-sidekiq-is-running/64774 "2017-06-19T23:02:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![hellekin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hellekin/32/51636_2.png) [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-sidekiq-is-running/64774/3 "2017-06-20T00:30:11Z")

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I have the same issue. This ‘solution’ is not satisfying since:

- it does not tell why this happened.
- it does not make clear which steps are required, and what they do exactly.
- it requires a reboot!!!

I would expect `restart` to fix it, and I certainly do not plan on rebooting the machine.

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