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Troubleshooting

My data disappeared after restart

Call engine.Commit() before closing the process. Close() and Dispose() do not commit pending writes.

A table throws when reopened

The table name already exists with a different schema or structure type. CatDb validates key type, record type, and whether the structure is an XTABLE or XFILE.

Server rejects requests

Check Basic authentication and permissions. A new system catalog creates admin / admin only when there are no users. After that, users are read from system.catdb.

HTTP server starts but TCP clients cannot connect

The HTTP URL is configured through Urls, defaulting to http://localhost:5100. The CatDb TCP port is configured separately through CatDb:Port, defaulting to 7182.

Range pages become slow at high page numbers

Offset paging must scan skipped rows. Prefer keyset paging with PageAfter(query, afterKey, take).

Running the stress test

Use a duration when running from automation:

cd examples/CatDb.StressTest
dotnet run -c Release -- --duration 120

The stress test writes stress_errors.log and catdb_stress.db in its working directory.

Useful local commands

dotnet build --no-incremental
dotnet test --no-build
dotnet run --project examples/CatDb.GettingStarted