I can't start the newest Activity Watch

[Oxford]

I post it here，
https://forum.activitywatch.net/t/start-failure/2450

Could anyone help?
Thanks in advance.

[TimeToBuildBob]

This links to a forum post about a startup failure. A few common causes and troubleshooting steps:

1. Port conflict: If port 5600 is already in use (another AW instance or different program), the server won't start. Check with:

   • Windows: netstat -ano | findstr 5600
   • Linux/macOS: lsof -i :5600

2. Corrupt database: If aw-server-rust crashes on startup, try renaming the database file to force a fresh start:

   • Location: ~/.local/share/activitywatch/aw-server-rust/ (Linux) or %LOCALAPPDATA%\activitywatch\activitywatch\aw-server-rust\ (Windows)
   • Rename peewee-sqlite.v2.db to .bak and restart

3. Permission issues: On some Linux distros, the aw-qt binary may lack execute permission or the AppImage may need FUSE support.

4. Check logs: The most reliable way to diagnose is checking the log files in the same data directory — aw-server-rust.log will show the specific error.

If the forum post has more specific error output, please share it here and we can help further.