Troubleshooting

This page is laid out in several sections, where each section describes a specific problem, followed by one or more possible solutions.

At the end, you will find a General section, which is the nuclear option if nothing else works.

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In such cases, it will be helpful to have logs ready. You can find them in The Data Directory in the logs directory.

All steps below assume that you have stopped Suwayomi.

Broken database

• failed due to org.jetbrains.exposed.exceptions.ExposedSQLException: org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLSyntaxErrorException: Column "CATEGORY.SORT_ORDER" not found
• org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLSyntaxErrorException: Column "CHAPTER.KOREADER_HASH" not found
• java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to read the page at position 96170708817765466
• Any other error text that includes "SQL Statement"

Your database is either corrupted or incompatible.

One of these is the cause:

• You were running a preview version and decided to downgrade to stable.
• You did not shut down Suwayomi properly.
• Suwayomi crashed in an unexpected way.

Solutions:

• If you downgraded, upgrade to preview again.
• Otherwise, you will need to reset and restore from a backup. See General Troubleshooting below.

HTTP error 429

The source (or, if trackers are enabled, possibly the tracker) has blocked you for sending too many requests.
Note that Mass-Migration can result in an unexpectedly high number of requests to both the source and any configured trackers.

Solution: Use other/more sources, download less, and wait between request-heavy actions.

Extension times out

• Timed out waiting for 20000 ms…
• Timed out waiting for page list

First, check if this is an extension issue or a Suwayomi issue. On the manga page of the problematic entry, click "Open in WebView".

Solutions:

• If the WebView loads: The issue is with the extension. Search the issues and discord if there are known problems with that extension.
• If the WebView errors: Go to The Data Directory and remove the bin and cache folders.
  • If the WebView still does not work after a restart, your installation is incomplete. On Linux, refer to the README.

Flaresolverr required

• java.io.IOException: Cloudflare bypass currently disabled

The source you are using has enabled CloudFlare's bot protection. If you open the source's website in your browser, you should see the "Confirm I'm human" page.

Solution:

• Download and set up Flaresolverr or Byparr. Make sure to run Flaresolverr/Byparr every time you use this source.

Flaresolverr not running

• java.io.IOException: Failed to connect to localhost/[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]:8191

You have configured Flaresolverr by enabling the server.flareSolverrEnabled setting, but Flaresolverr is not installed and/or running.

Solutions:

• Install Flaresolverr if you haven't already (see previous section). Then ensure it is running (Windows: do not close the console window!).
• If it is running, ensure the configured url in server.flareSolverrUrl is correct. There is usually no need to change this.
• If it is running and the url is correct, check your firewall settings, your system may be blocking access to Flaresolverr.

General Troubleshooting

This guide will try to fix Suwayomi by reseting it to a clean installation state.

[!WARNING] This will remove all your data, including the library. Make sure you have copied your backups as described above!

• Make sure you have a recent backup of your library or create one in the app (if possible) because we are going to wipe all Suwayomi data.
• Make sure Suwayomi is not running (right click on tray icon and quit or kill it through the way your Operating System provides)
• Clear all browsing data on your browser if you use Suwayomi from a browser.
• Delete the Suwayomi data directory located below and re-run the app. See the article The Data Directory for information on how to find it.
  • If you wish to keep your downloads, you may also attempt to surgically remove only parts. You will need to remove database.mv.db, database.trace.db, bin, cache, extensions, settings, webUI. Removing only a subset of these files and folders may fail to resolve the problem.
• Open Suwayomi and go to Settings > Backup > Restore Backup, and select the latest backup you have.
  • Restoring from backup does not restore your downloads. If you chose to keep them in the above step, you will now need to re-download all manga. Suwayomi will pick up on the existing files and not actually download anything that isn't new.
• In the case that you have to periodically perform this fix or the problem persists or the method failed to fix it, open an issue or Join the Suwayomi discord server to hang out with the community and to receive support and help.