# Connection issues

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/connection-issues/12440>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 21, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/connection-issues/12440 "2024-11-21T07:45:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ringo20230911](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/ringo20230911/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Ringo20230911](https://bisq.community/u/Ringo20230911)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/connection-issues/12440/1 "2024-11-21T07:45:19Z")

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I have connection issues. Bisq is stuck at startup.  
I tried this

> <https://gist.github.com/suddenwhipvapor/1727300ec358e49c4a3696625d680f5d>

I feels I have tried everything, but nothing changes.

But the only result is this:

 ![image](https://bisq.community/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0aa02a2cb168c8566e9bdde16522d07608c95dc1.png)

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**Author:** ![darawheelan](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/darawheelan/32/3431_2.png) [@darawheelan](https://bisq.community/u/darawheelan)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/connection-issues/12440/2 "2024-11-21T18:57:39Z")

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Try the solution posted here under troubleshooting:

[https://bisq.wiki/Connecting\_to\_your\_own\_Bitcoin\_node#Troubleshooting](https://bisq.wiki/Connecting_to_your_own_Bitcoin_node#Troubleshooting)

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**Author:** ![suddenwhipvapor](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/suddenwhipvapor/32/3291_2.png) [@suddenwhipvapor](https://bisq.community/u/suddenwhipvapor)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/connection-issues/12440/3 "2024-11-22T08:10:28Z")

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I see the whopping amount of 12 btc peers in there, that’s weird. Yeah see if the solution in the wiki helps any