Algorand node failed to start: node exited with an error code, check node.log for more details : exit status 1

post by wejeff on Nov 23, 2021

I carefully followed this guide Compile and Run the Algorand Node Natively on Windows | Algorand Developer Portal and when i got to the end the node would not start. This is what it looks liked in cmd prompt

C:\AlgorandNode>dir /w

Volume in drive C is OS

Volume Serial Number is 244E-257C

Directory of C:\AlgorandNode

[.]

algocfg.exe  algod.exe

algofix.exe  algoh.exe  algokey.exe

algons.exe  algorelay.exe  algotmpl.exe

buildtools.exe  carpenter.exe  catchpointCatchupWebProxy.exe

catchpointdump.exe  catchupsrv.exe  cc_agent.exe

cc_client.exe  cc_service.exe  cdtmock.exe

config.json  COPYING  coroner.exe

[data]  dbgen.exe  ddconfig.sh

defaultsGenerator.exe  diagcfg.exe  dispenser.exe

doberman.exe  dsign.exe  find-nodes.sh

genconsensusconfig.exe  genesis.exe  genesis.json

goal  goal.exe  incorporate.exe

kmd.exe  loadgenerator.exe  logfilter.exe

msgpacktool.exe  netdummy.exe  netgoal.exe

nodecfg.exe  node_exporter  opdoc.exe

pingpong.exe  puppeteer.exe  relay-check.exe

tealcut.exe  tealdbg.exe  update.sh

updater.exe

50 File(s)  1,399,158,645 bytes

2 Dir(s)  144,886,046,720 bytes free

C:\AlgorandNode>dir data

Volume in drive C is OS

Volume Serial Number is 244E-257C

Directory of C:\AlgorandNode\data

11/22/2021  06:04 PM  .

11/22/2021  06:20 PM  …

11/22/2021  06:00 PM  587  agreement.cdv

11/22/2021  06:00 PM  0  algod-err.log

11/22/2021  06:00 PM  265  algod-out.log

11/22/2021  05:55 PM  64  algod.admin.token

11/22/2021  05:55 PM  0  algod.lock

11/22/2021  05:55 PM  64  algod.token

11/22/2021  05:54 PM  3,556  config.json

11/22/2021  03:39 PM  34,754  genesis.json

11/22/2021  06:04 PM  goal.cache

11/22/2021  05:55 PM  181  logging.config

11/22/2021  06:00 PM  12,102  node.log

11/22/2021  05:55 PM  testnet-v1.0

10 File(s)  51,573 bytes

4 Dir(s)  144,886,046,720 bytes free

C:\AlgorandNode>goal node start -d data

Algorand node failed to start: node exited with an error code, check node.log for more details : exit status 1

C:\AlgorandNode>goal node start -d data

Algorand node failed to start: node exited with an error code, check node.log for more details : exit status 1

C:\AlgorandNode>goal node start -d data

Algorand node failed to start: node exited with an error code, check node.log for more details : exit status 1

C:\AlgorandNode>NOTEPAD config.json

C:\AlgorandNode>NOTEPAD config.json

C:\AlgorandNode>goal node start -d data

Algorand node failed to start: node exited with an error code, check node.log for more details : exit status 1

C:\AlgorandNode>NOTEPAD config.json

C:\AlgorandNode>goal node start -d data

Algorand node failed to start: node exited with an error code, check node.log for more details : exit status 1

C:\AlgorandNode>

please someone help me with this I really want to participate in the Algo network

## post by tsachi on Nov 23, 2021

maybe try

```lua
type data\node.log

and share the output of the node.log file ?

post by wejeff on Nov 23, 2021

2021-11-23 (1)1920×1080 284 KB](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/algorand/original/2X/a/aed3d264a0e2fec01442a5764c27363a1ec948e7.png "2021-11-23 (1)")

post by wejeff on Nov 23, 2021

2021-11-23 (2)1920×1080 288 KB](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/algorand/original/2X/a/ab414abb9799f9d568730944354a822cb851b6a9.png "2021-11-23 (2)")

post by wejeff on Nov 23, 2021

2021-11-231920×1080 259 KB](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/algorand/original/2X/6/63f0088becf60c6e6d25d86e0df841d23177614a.png "2021-11-23")

post by wejeff on Nov 23, 2021

thank you so much man

post by tsachi on Nov 23, 2021

In case you enabled the indexer in the config.json, could you please disable it and try again ?

post by brybear on Dec 7, 2022

I have same issue and indexer is not enabled in config.json, what would be the next step?