# The Graylog-server service is not running

**URL:** <https://community.graylog.org/t/the-graylog-server-service-is-not-running/22159>\
**Category:** Graylog Central (peer support)\
**Created:** [December 23, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/the-graylog-server-service-is-not-running/22159 "2021-12-23T06:26:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![tmacgbay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/tmacgbay/32/3878_2.png) [@tmacgbay](https://community.graylog.org/u/tmacgbay)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/the-graylog-server-service-is-not-running/22159/2 "2021-12-23T12:07:53Z")

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A java error and OS version is not much to go on to help you troubleshoot your Graylog server not starting. Maybe review these posts and work on being more descriptive about your environment and about the error you are having… as well as steps you have done to try to resolve it… read through these posts for help on what to post and tips on what to look at…

> [@How to Post a Question in the Community that Gets Responses](https://community.graylog.org/t/how-to-post-a-question-in-the-community-that-gets-responses/20879):
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> This platform is made with love for community discussions on the open source tool Graylog, it components and usage. Here’s a Graylog support-inspired template (thank you, @aaronsachs ) that’ll get responses: Description of your problem \<!-- Use this section to describe the problem that you're encountering. Please include any screenshots or recordings of the problem you're running into.--\> Description of steps you’ve taken to attempt to solve the issue \<!-- Use this section to provide detailed…

> [@Tips for Posting Questions that Get Answers](https://community.graylog.org/t/tips-for-posting-questions-that-get-answers/21828):
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> TIPS for Posting Questions that Get Answers: \*The following is a compendium of tips to help you organize your question and have better success for getting a solution to the incident you are having. First, a short list, then some detail on how to pull and post information from your systems. When you create a new Topic for the community to review with you: Search Graylog Documentation, the Graylog community forum, Google … the answer may be out there! Have a short informative subject such as:…

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