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WebUI/iOS App "Restart" Button just shuts down the server - Andy Brown - 2025-09-12

Hi,
I've noticed that when I try to restart the server using the button in either the WebUI or the mobile app that it seems to just shut the server down without actually restarting it. This is on an install running on Windows 11.

Is there a way to fix this? It makes it a bit of a problem if trying to do a remote restart of the server because when it just shuts down I'm not at that computer to manually start it back up.

Thanks.


RE: WebUI/iOS App "Restart" Button just shuts down the server - crobibero - 2025-09-12

If you look in the server logs it should say why it failed to start back up.


RE: WebUI/iOS App "Restart" Button just shuts down the server - jimmyjammy - 2025-09-12

I run my server on a Mac (Sequoia now) & it also has the same reaction. I forget when it became a new feature, 1 or 2 years ago, but has never worked for me. I thought maybe that It was just a Mac limitation.


RE: WebUI/iOS App "Restart" Button just shuts down the server - Andy Brown - 2025-09-12

(Yesterday, 11:51 AM)crobibero Wrote: If you look in the server logs it should say why it failed to start back up.

Just attempted and restart and this is the error that the log gave:
Code:
Main: Error while starting server
Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteException (0x80004005): SQLite Error 8: 'attempt to write a readonly database'.
  at Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteDataReader.NextResult()
  at Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
  at Emby.Server.Implementations.Data.SqliteExtensions.Execute(SqliteConnection sqliteConnection, String commandText)
  at Emby.Server.Implementations.Data.ManagedConnection.Execute(String commandText)
  at Emby.Server.Implementations.Data.BaseSqliteRepository.Initialize()
  at Emby.Server.Implementations.Data.SqliteItemRepository.Initialize()
  at Emby.Server.Implementations.ApplicationHost.InitializeServices()
  at Jellyfin.Server.Program.StartServer(IServerApplicationPaths appPaths, StartupOptions options, IConfiguration startupConfig)

Any way to fix it?