# Dashboard start fail bug

**URL:** <https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/dashboard-start-fail-bug/1291>\
**Category:** crowdsec\
**Created:** [May 13, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/dashboard-start-fail-bug/1291 "2023-05-13T16:59:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tncysl](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/discourse.crowdsec.net/tncysl/32/602_2.png) [@tncysl](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/tncysl)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/dashboard-start-fail-bug/1291/1 "2023-05-13T16:59:02Z")

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i getting this error when starting ?

how can i resolve this issue ?

root@ubuntu-4gb-hel1-2:/var/lib/crowdsec/data# docker ps  
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES  
e1677e546e24 metabase/metabase:v0.41.5 “/app/run\_metabase.sh” 3 hours ago Up 3 hours 127.0.0.1:3000-\>3000/tcp crowdsec-metabase  
root@ubuntu-4gb-hel1-2:/var/lib/crowdsec/data# cscli dashboard start  
WARN[13-05-2023 16:45:56] You are using sqlite without WAL, this can have an impact of performance. If you do not store the database in a network share, set db\_config.use\_wal to true. Set explicitly to false to disable this warning.  
WARN[13-05-2023 16:45:56] You are using sqlite without WAL, this can have an impact of performance. If you do not store the database in a network share, set db\_config.use\_wal to true. Set explicitly to false to disable this warning.  
FATA[13-05-2023 16:45:56] open /etc/crowdsec/metabase/metabase.yaml: no such file or directory

what is that metabase.yaml file ?

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**Author:** ![tncysl](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/discourse.crowdsec.net/tncysl/32/602_2.png) [@tncysl](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/tncysl)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/dashboard-start-fail-bug/1291/2 "2023-05-13T19:06:35Z")

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i found this info but not generated username/password.

i can access login page but i dont now username.

what can i do ?

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The `dashboard setup` command will output generated credentials for metabase.

Those are stored in `/etc/crowdsec/metabase/metabase.yaml`

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**Author:** ![tncysl](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/discourse.crowdsec.net/tncysl/32/602_2.png) [@tncysl](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/tncysl)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/dashboard-start-fail-bug/1291/3 "2023-05-13T19:22:24Z")

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cscli dashboard setup -f -l 0.0.0.0 -p 3001  
this process never stopping i wating a few hours but not finish.  
but container up is backgroundly.

…  
INFO[13-05-2023 19:15:41] creating container ‘crowdsec-metabase’  
INFO[13-05-2023 19:15:41] waiting for metabase to be up (can take up to a minute)  
…

pls help anyone…