Troubleshooting guide

#!/bin/bash
# quick-diagnosis.sh

# Set service name (default: stable)
export SERVICE_NAME=stable

echo "=== Stable Node Diagnostics ==="
echo "Timestamp: $(date)"
echo ""

# 1. Service Status
echo "1. SERVICE STATUS:"
systemctl status ${SERVICE_NAME} --no-pager | head -10

# 2. Sync Status
echo -e "\n2. SYNC STATUS:"
curl -s localhost:26657/status | jq '.result.sync_info' 2>/dev/null || echo "RPC not responding"

# 3. Peer Connections
echo -e "\n3. PEER COUNT:"
curl -s localhost:26657/net_info | jq '.result.n_peers' 2>/dev/null || echo "Cannot get peer info"

# 4. Recent Errors
echo -e "\n4. RECENT ERRORS (last 20):"
sudo journalctl -u ${SERVICE_NAME} --since "1 hour ago" | grep -i error | tail -20

# 5. System Resources
echo -e "\n5. SYSTEM RESOURCES:"
df -h / | grep -v Filesystem
free -h | grep Mem
top -bn1 | grep "load average"

# 6. Port Status
echo -e "\n6. PORT STATUS:"
ss -tulpn | grep ${SERVICE_NAME} || echo "No ${SERVICE_NAME} ports found"

echo -e "\n=== Diagnostics Complete ==="

stabled: command not found

# Check if binary exists
ls -la /usr/bin/stabled

# If missing, reinstall (use arm64 if needed)
wget https://stable-data-dist.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/testnet/binary/stabled-0.7.2-linux-amd64-testnet.tar.gz
tar -xvzf stabled-0.7.2-linux-amd64-testnet.tar.gz
sudo mv stabled /usr/bin/
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/stabled

Error: open /home/user/.stabled/config/config.toml: permission denied

# Fix ownership
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/.stabled/

# Fix permissions
chmod 700 ~/.stabled/
chmod 600 ~/.stabled/config/*.json
chmod 644 ~/.stabled/config/*.toml

Error: listen tcp 0.0.0.0:26657: bind: address already in use

# Find process using port
sudo lsof -i :26657

# Kill the process
sudo kill -9 <PID>

# Or change port in config
sed -i 's/laddr = "tcp:\/\/0.0.0.0:26657"/laddr = "tcp:\/\/0.0.0.0:26658"/' ~/.stabled/config/config.toml

# 1. Check peers
curl localhost:26657/net_info | jq '.result.n_peers'

# If no peers, add persistent peers
echo "persistent_peers = \"5ed0f977a26ccf290e184e364fb04e268ef16430@37.187.147.27:26656,128accd3e8ee379bfdf54560c21345451c7048c7@37.187.147.22:26656\"" >> ~/.stabled/config/config.toml

# 2. Reset and resync
sudo systemctl stop ${SERVICE_NAME}
stabled comet unsafe-reset-all --keep-addr-book
sudo systemctl start ${SERVICE_NAME}

# 3. Use snapshot (see Snapshots guide)

panic: Wrong Block.Header.AppHash. Expected XXXX, got YYYY

# This indicates state corruption - rollback to previous block
sudo systemctl stop ${SERVICE_NAME}

# Rollback one block
stabled rollback

# Restart node
sudo systemctl start ${SERVICE_NAME}

# If rollback doesn't work, restore from snapshot
# Backup important files
cp ~/.stabled/config/priv_validator_key.json ~/backup/
cp ~/.stabled/config/node_key.json ~/backup/

# Reset state
stabled comet unsafe-reset-all

# Restore from snapshot
wget https://stable-data-dist.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/testnet/snapshots/snapshot.tar.lz4
tar -I lz4 -xf snapshot.tar.lz4 -C ~/.stabled/

sudo systemctl start ${SERVICE_NAME}

# 1. Check disk I/O
iostat -x 1 5

# 2. Optimize configuration
cat >> ~/.stabled/config/config.toml <<EOF
[mempool]
size = 10000
cache_size = 20000

[p2p]
send_rate = 10240000
recv_rate = 10240000
EOF

# 3. Increase file descriptors
echo "* soft nofile 65535" | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf
echo "* hard nofile 65535" | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf

# 4. Restart node
sudo systemctl restart ${SERVICE_NAME}

"n_peers": 0

# 1. Check firewall
sudo ufw status
sudo ufw allow 26656/tcp

# 2. Check external IP
curl ifconfig.me

# 3. Update external address
sed -i "s/external_address = .*/external_address = \"$(curl -s ifconfig.me):26656\"/" ~/.stabled/config/config.toml

# 4. Add seed nodes
cat >> ~/.stabled/config/config.toml <<EOF
seeds = "seed1@seed1.stable.network:26656,seed2@seed2.stable.network:26656"
EOF

# 5. Enable PEX
sed -i 's/pex = false/pex = true/' ~/.stabled/config/config.toml

sudo systemctl restart ${SERVICE_NAME}

panic: AppHash mismatch

# This usually happens after failed upgrade
# Must restore from backup or snapshot

# 1. Stop node
sudo systemctl stop ${SERVICE_NAME}

# 2. Restore from pre-upgrade backup
rm -rf ~/.stabled/data
cp -r ~/stable-backup/data ~/.stabled/

# 3. Ensure correct binary version
stabled version

# 4. Start node
sudo systemctl start ${SERVICE_NAME}

Error initializing database: resource temporarily unavailable

# 1. Stop node
sudo systemctl stop ${SERVICE_NAME}

# 2. Check disk space
df -h ~/.stabled

# 3. Repair database
stabled debug kill-db ~/.stabled/data
stabled debug dump-db ~/.stabled/data > db_dump.txt

# 4. If repair fails, resync
rm -rf ~/.stabled/data
# Restore from snapshot

# 5. Start node
sudo systemctl start ${SERVICE_NAME}

accept: too many open files

# 1. Check current limits
ulimit -n

# 2. Increase limits
echo "* soft nofile 65535" | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf
echo "* hard nofile 65535" | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf

# 3. Update systemd service
sudo sed -i '/\[Service\]/a LimitNOFILE=65535' /etc/systemd/system/stabled.service

# 4. Reload and restart
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart ${SERVICE_NAME}

stabled.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL

# 1. Check memory usage
free -h
dmesg | grep -i "killed process"

# 2. Add swap space
sudo fallocate -l 8G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

# 3. Optimize memory usage
cat >> ~/.stabled/config/app.toml <<EOF
iavl-cache-size = 781250  # Reduce if low memory
inter-block-cache = false  # Disable if low memory
EOF

# 4. Set memory limits
sudo systemctl edit stabled
# Add:
# [Service]
# MemoryMax=8G
# MemorySwapMax=2G

Error: write ~/.stabled/data/blockstore.db/001234.log: no space left on device

# 1. Check disk usage
df -h
du -sh ~/.stabled/*

# 2. Clean up logs
sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=7d
sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=500M

# 3. Prune blockchain data
sudo systemctl stop ${SERVICE_NAME}
stabled prune

# 4. Remove old snapshots
rm -rf ~/.stabled/data/snapshots/

# 5. Move to larger disk
# See migration section below

# Run node in debug mode
stabled start --log_level debug

# Enable debug API
sed -i 's/enable = false/enable = true/' ~/.stabled/config/app.toml
sed -i 's/unsafe = false/unsafe = true/' ~/.stabled/config/config.toml

# Enable profiling
sed -i 's/prof_laddr = ""/prof_laddr = "localhost:6060"/' ~/.stabled/config/config.toml

# Collect CPU profile
go tool pprof http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=30

# Memory profile
go tool pprof http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/heap

# Goroutine profile
curl http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/goroutine?debug=1

#!/bin/bash
# collect-debug-info.sh

# Set service name (default: stable)
export SERVICE_NAME=stable

OUTPUT_DIR="stable-debug-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR

echo "Collecting debug information..."

# System info
uname -a > $OUTPUT_DIR/system.txt
df -h >> $OUTPUT_DIR/system.txt
free -h >> $OUTPUT_DIR/system.txt

# Service status
systemctl status ${SERVICE_NAME} --no-pager > $OUTPUT_DIR/service-status.txt

# Recent logs
sudo journalctl -u ${SERVICE_NAME} --since "1 hour ago" > $OUTPUT_DIR/recent-logs.txt

# Config files (remove sensitive data)
grep -v "priv" ~/.stabled/config/config.toml > $OUTPUT_DIR/config.toml
grep -v "priv" ~/.stabled/config/app.toml > $OUTPUT_DIR/app.toml

# Node status
curl -s localhost:26657/status > $OUTPUT_DIR/node-status.json 2>/dev/null

# Create archive
tar -czf $OUTPUT_DIR.tar.gz $OUTPUT_DIR/

echo "Debug info collected: $OUTPUT_DIR.tar.gz"
echo "Share this file when requesting support"