Rebooted my docker and now stuck on "A start job is running for Docker Application Container Engine". Help!

I’m running an Unraid server and a VM for Home Assistant. Been running with no issues for over a year. I had to restart the container today as I was setting up a new integration, and it was taking forever for the dashboard to come up. I VNC’d into the machine and see it stuck on:

A start job is running for Docker Application Container Engine (12 mins 34s /no limt)

Anyone have an idea what’s going on and how to fix it? Here’s a screenshot of the terminal now:

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Do you find any solution for this?
Even I am also stuck at same situation.:frowning:

Had to delete the home assistant DB and restart. Fixed itself.

Sorry, correction. I ended up having to recreate a brand new VM to fix this and point it to my existing config and db.

Well, thanks for your reply. But this is my all new setup and facing this issue, tried 3 times re-performing the installation, still stuck at same location. Any idea?
What version of Hassio you are using?

Are you running it in a VM as well? Have you recreated a new VM?

No, sorry I missed to inform you that I am running Hassio on raspberry Pi 4 model B 8gb…

I have no idea how to help you, sorry. My guess is sd card corruption

Ok, Thank you!!:blush:

I have this same problem every time I change to any higher than 2 CPU’s. When it happens I have to force shutdown the VM and then set it back to 2 CPU’s and restart. Then it runs fine. Not a good reply but it is all I have been able to do to resolve the issue,

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I am having this happen when I increase RAM of the VM HA runs in.

I am running a in Synology VM Manager and had to reboot my NAS. I ended up shutting down HA from UI and the VM from VM Manager, finally I shutdown the NAS (does not get cleaner than that).

I was stuck on this point on restarting HA, and I found out it can take an excessive amount of time, but give it time … in the end after a long while it did start on my end … so maybe the answer is patience, especially with a fresh setup …

Not sure if this is helpful, but my 2 cents!