How to solve the problem that the HestiaCP backend cannot access hestia.service failed?

🚀 HestiaCPCan't access the backend?hestia.service failed Make you collapse?

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Why can't I access the HestiaCP backend? ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT?

Because the HestiaCP service is not running, if HestiaCP crashes or is not started, the backend is of course not accessible.

✅ Check HestiaCP running status:

sudo systemctl status hestia

If it is not running, try restarting it:

sudo systemctl restart hestia

HestiaCP cannot be restarted, why does it promptJob for hestia.service failed?

systemctl restart hestia Job for hestia.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status hestia.service" and "journalctl -xeu hestia.service" for details.

HestiaCP cannot be restarted, prompt Job for hestia.service failed, indicating that HestiaCP encountered an error when starting. We need to check the specific error message.

🔍 To check the HestiaCP status, execute:

systemctl status hestia.service

Corrupted configuration files

The main configuration file of HestiaCP is in /usr/local/hestia/conf/hestia.conf. You can check whether it is damaged:

cat /usr/local/hestia/conf/hestia.conf

If the file is empty or corrupted, you can restore the default configuration:

cp /usr/local/hestia/conf/hestia.conf.default /usr/local/hestia/conf/hestia.conf
sudo systemctl restart hestia

Reinstall HestiaCP (does not affect the created website)

If the above methods do not work, you can try to reinstall HestiaCP:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/release/install/hst-install.sh
bash hst-install.sh --force

This will not delete existing sites and data, but will repair HestiaCP related files.

⚠️ Issue: Unable to reinstall HestiaCP

You execute bash hst-install.sh --force Appears when:

Error: Hestia install detected. Unable to continue

meaning is The system has already installed HestiaCP and cannot be directly overwritten and installed.

🔧 Solution

Check Hestia for damage Run the following command to check the status of Hestia:

sudo systemctl status hestia

If prompted "Failed” Or “Active (exited)”, the Hestia component may be damaged.

Update APT repository Try updating APT first:

sudo apt-get update --fix-missing

Then reinstall Hestia:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall hestia

Then restart Hestia:

sudo systemctl restart hestia

You can try Manually fix Hestia dependencies :

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get install --reinstall hestia hestia-nginx hestia-php

Then reboot:

sudo systemctl restart hestia

The ultimate solution: completely remove and reinstall

⚠️ Note: This method will clear the HestiaCP configuration and website data. Make backups Then operate again!

If none of the above methods work, you can first Completely remove Hestia, then reinstall:

sudo systemctl stop hestia
sudo apt-get remove --purge hestia -y
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/hestia /var/log/hestia /etc/hestia

then re-install :

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/release/install/hst-install.sh
bash hst-install.sh

Check if Hestia is running

If Hestia is still inaccessible, it may be a port issue:

sudo netstat -tulnp | grep 8083

If you don't see hestia-nginx Listening 8083 port, restart it manually:

sudo systemctl restart hestia-nginx

Or check your firewall:

sudo ufw allow 8083/tcp
sudo ufw reload

Give it a try, and if you have any questions please leave a comment!