# Why can't I restart db? For some reason it does not work, although the status says running(

**URL:** <https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121>\
**Category:** Questions / Help\
**Tags:** postgres\
**Created:** [December 1, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121 "2022-12-01T17:39:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Astrum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/astrum/32/7551_2.png) [@Astrum](https://community.fly.io/u/Astrum)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121/1 "2022-12-01T17:39:49Z")

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**Author:** ![jerome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/jerome/32/17_2.png) [@jerome](https://community.fly.io/u/jerome)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121/2 "2022-12-01T18:02:38Z")

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This should work:

```auto
fly postgres restart -a astrumsoft-db

```

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**Author:** ![Astrum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/astrum/32/7551_2.png) [@Astrum](https://community.fly.io/u/Astrum)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121/3 "2022-12-04T17:18:46Z")

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backend ‘bk\_db’ has no server available!  
Our database is constantly crashing. What is the problem?

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**Author:** ![Astrum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/astrum/32/7551_2.png) [@Astrum](https://community.fly.io/u/Astrum)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121/4 "2022-12-04T17:21:56Z")

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**Author:** ![dangra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/dangra/32/4413_2.png) [@dangra](https://community.fly.io/u/dangra)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121/5 "2022-12-05T13:10:57Z")

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Hello. The volume where postgres data is stored has reached +90% usage, the database switched to read-only mode. See the output of `fly checks list -a astrumsoft-db`

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**Author:** ![Astrum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/astrum/32/7551_2.png) [@Astrum](https://community.fly.io/u/Astrum)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121/6 "2022-12-06T10:39:26Z")

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How can I exit read only mode? I need to connect to a database to save data from there, after which I will increase the RAM to 1 GB by paying for a new VM for a month.

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**Author:** ![dangra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/dangra/32/4413_2.png) [@dangra](https://community.fly.io/u/dangra)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/why-cant-i-restart-db-for-some-reason-it-does-not-work-although-the-status-says-running/9121/7 "2022-12-07T03:07:12Z")

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See [Volumes · Fly Docs](https://fly.io/docs/reference/volumes/#extending-volumes)