# Local Machine won't start

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/local-machine-wont-start/4313>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 13, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-machine-wont-start/4313 "2017-12-13T16:20:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![khomel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/khomel/32/5238_2.png) [@khomel](https://community.localwp.com/u/khomel)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-machine-wont-start/4313/1 "2017-12-13T16:20:52Z")

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This morning Local wasn’t running and I’m unable to restart the local machine. Here’s the log error:

```auto
Dec 13, 2017, 10:10 AM CST - warn: [main/docker-machine] Unable to start the VM: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe startvm local-by-flywheel --type headless failed:
Dec 13, 2017, 10:10 AM CST - warn: [main/docker-machine] VBoxManage.exe: error: The virtual machine 'local-by-flywheel' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1). More details may be available in 'C:\.docker\machine\machines\local-by-flywheel\local-by-flywheel\Logs\VBoxHardening.log'
Dec 13, 2017, 10:10 AM CST - warn: [main/docker-machine] VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code E_FAIL (0x80004005), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine

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Any ideas what could be wrong?

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**Author:** ![clay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/clay/32/8248_2.png) [@clay](https://community.localwp.com/u/clay)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-machine-wont-start/4313/2 "2017-12-13T22:15:04Z")

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Hi @khomel,

So sorry for the trouble!

If you open up VirtualBox, is the `local-by-flywheel` VM powered off? If so, please try starting it directly from VirtualBox. If a text whale eventually shows in the VM’s screen, try opening up Local.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-machine-wont-start/4313/3 "2020-08-25T18:33:23Z")

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