# I can't start my Grafana

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/i-cant-start-my-grafana/4534>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [December 28, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/i-cant-start-my-grafana/4534 "2017-12-28T03:21:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![ranjinghang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ranjinghang](https://community.grafana.com/u/ranjinghang)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/i-cant-start-my-grafana/4534/1 "2017-12-28T03:21:43Z")

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When i run ./grafana-server, the log is  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Starting Grafana” logger=server version=4.5.0 commit=512535e compiled=2017-09-14T01:51:21-0700  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Config loaded from” logger=settings file=/opt/grafana-4.5.0/conf/defaults.ini  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Path Home” logger=settings path=/opt/grafana-4.5.0  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Path Data” logger=settings path=/opt/grafana-4.5.0/data  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Path Logs” logger=settings path=/opt/grafana-4.5.0/data/log  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Path Plugins” logger=settings path=/opt/grafana-4.5.0/data/plugins  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Initializing DB” logger=sqlstore dbtype=sqlite3  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Starting DB migration” logger=migrator  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create migration\_log table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create user table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:24-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add unique index user.login"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add unique index user.email"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop index UQE\_user\_login - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop index UQE\_user\_email - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Rename table user to user\_v1 - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create user table v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_user\_login - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_user\_email - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="copy data\_source v1 to v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Drop old table user\_v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column help\_flags1 to user table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update user table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add last\_seen\_at column to user"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create temp user table v1-7"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_temp\_user\_email - v1-7"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_temp\_user\_org\_id - v1-7"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_temp\_user\_code - v1-7"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_temp\_user\_status - v1-7"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update temp\_user table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create star table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add unique index star.user\_id\_dashboard\_id"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create org table v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_org\_name - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create org\_user table v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_org\_user\_org\_id - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_org\_user\_org\_id\_user\_id - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="copy data account to org"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Skipping migration condition not fulfilled” logger=migrator id="copy data account to org"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="copy data account\_user to org\_user"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Skipping migration condition not fulfilled” logger=migrator id="copy data account\_user to org\_user"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Drop old table account"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Drop old table account\_user"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update org table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update org\_user table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create dashboard table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index dashboard.account\_id"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add unique index dashboard\_account\_id\_slug"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create dashboard\_tag table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add unique index dashboard\_tag.dasboard\_id\_term"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop index UQE\_dashboard\_tag\_dashboard\_id\_term - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Rename table dashboard to dashboard\_v1 - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create dashboard v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_dashboard\_org\_id - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_dashboard\_org\_id\_slug - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="copy dashboard v1 to v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop table dashboard\_v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="alter dashboard.data to mediumtext v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column updated\_by in dashboard - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column created\_by in dashboard - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column gnetId in dashboard"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add index for gnetId in dashboard"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column plugin\_id in dashboard"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add index for plugin\_id in dashboard"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add index for dashboard\_id in dashboard\_tag"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update dashboard table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update dashboard\_tag table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create data\_source table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index data\_source.account\_id"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add unique index data\_source.account\_id\_name"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop index IDX\_data\_source\_account\_id - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop index UQE\_data\_source\_account\_id\_name - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Rename table data\_source to data\_source\_v1 - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create data\_source table v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_data\_source\_org\_id - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_data\_source\_org\_id\_name - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="copy data\_source v1 to v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Drop old table data\_source\_v1 #2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column with\_credentials"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add secure json data column"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update data\_source table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create api\_key table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index api\_key.account\_id"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index api\_key.key"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index api\_key.account\_id\_name"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop index IDX\_api\_key\_account\_id - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop index UQE\_api\_key\_key - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop index UQE\_api\_key\_account\_id\_name - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Rename table api\_key to api\_key\_v1 - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create api\_key table v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_api\_key\_org\_id - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_api\_key\_key - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_api\_key\_org\_id\_name - v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="copy api\_key v1 to v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Drop old table api\_key\_v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update api\_key table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create dashboard\_snapshot table v4"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop table dashboard\_snapshot\_v4 #1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create dashboard\_snapshot table v5 #2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_dashboard\_snapshot\_key - v5"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_dashboard\_snapshot\_delete\_key - v5"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index IDX\_dashboard\_snapshot\_user\_id - v5"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="alter dashboard\_snapshot to mediumtext v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update dashboard\_snapshot table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create quota table v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_quota\_org\_id\_user\_id\_target - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update quota table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create plugin\_setting table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create index UQE\_plugin\_setting\_org\_id\_plugin\_id - v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column plugin\_version to plugin\_settings"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update plugin\_setting table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create session table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Drop old table playlist table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:25-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Drop old table playlist\_item table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create playlist table v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create playlist item table v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update playlist table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update playlist\_item table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop preferences table v2"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="drop preferences table v3"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create preferences table v3"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update preferences table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create alert table v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index alert org\_id & id "  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index alert state"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index alert dashboard\_id"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create alert\_notification table v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column is\_default"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index alert\_notification org\_id & name"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update alert table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update alert\_notification table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Drop old annotation table v4"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create annotation table v5"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index annotation 0 v3"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index annotation 1 v3"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index annotation 2 v3"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index annotation 3 v3"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index annotation 4 v3"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Update annotation table charset"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Add column region\_id to annotation table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create test\_data table"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="create dashboard\_version table v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add index dashboard\_version.dashboard\_id"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="add unique index dashboard\_version.dashboard\_id and dashboard\_version.version"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="Set dashboard version to 1 where 0"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="save existing dashboard data in dashboard\_version table v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Executing migration” logger=migrator id="alter dashboard\_version.data to mediumtext v1"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg="Created default admin user: admin"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Starting plugin search” logger=plugins  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=warn msg=“Plugin dir does not exist” logger=plugins dir=/opt/grafana-4.5.0/data/plugins  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Plugin dir created” logger=plugins dir=/opt/grafana-4.5.0/data/plugins  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Initializing Alerting” logger=alerting.engine  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Initializing CleanUpService” logger=cleanup  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg="Initializing Stream Manager"  
t=2017-12-27T18:48:26-0800 lvl=info msg=“Initializing HTTP Server” logger=http.server address=0.0.0.0:3000 protocol=http subUrl= socket=

then it can’t go ahead, i can’t use [http://grafana.staged-by-discourse.com](http://grafana.staged-by-discourse.com) to access it

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**Author:** ![anon34853223](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@anon34853223](https://community.grafana.com/u/anon34853223)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 10:01am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/i-cant-start-my-grafana/4534/2 "2017-12-29T10:01:23Z")

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Hi,

If you try and stop it and start it again, does it work then?

If you check the grafana server log after this, what does it say?

Marcus

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**Author:** ![anon80964540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@anon80964540](https://community.grafana.com/u/anon80964540)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/i-cant-start-my-grafana/4534/3 "2021-01-13T16:40:10Z")

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Closed on January 13, 2021, 4:40pm UTC