<p>Most likely this is due to a mismatch between the sqlite3 version that c-lightining was compiled with and the version your OS currently has installed. With the recently release v0.10
2, c-lightining now accepts a far wider range of library versions, so upgrading should address the issue.</p>

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cdecker
<p>I managed to get the C-lightning node to start again after reinstalling/replacing the binaries.</p>

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Gimberg
<p>Hey I just started receiving this message for my c-lightning node when try to start it.</p>
<pre><code>Unable to find DB driver for sqlite3:///root/.lightning/bitcoin/lightningd.sqlite3
</code></pre>
<p>It started happening after I did <code>apt-get update/upgrade</code>.</p>
<p>I've googled but can't find anything about it and I got no idea how to solve it. </p>

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Getting "Unable to find DB driver for sqlite3" when trying to start c-lightning node
Gimberg
# Getting "Unable to find DB driver for sqlite3" when trying to start c-lightning node

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-17)

Hey I just started receiving this message for my c-lightning node when try to start it.

```
Unable to find DB driver for sqlite3:///root/.lightning/bitcoin/lightningd.sqlite3

```

It started happening after I did `apt-get update/upgrade`.

I've googled but can't find anything about it and I got no idea how to solve it.

**Tags:** core-lightning, database


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-17. Score: 4

Most likely this is due to a mismatch between the sqlite3 version that c-lightining was compiled with and the version your OS currently has installed. With the recently release v0.10
2, c-lightining now accepts a far wider range of library versions, so upgrading should address the issue.


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### Answer by username_0 on 2021-12-17. Score: 0

I managed to get the C-lightning node to start again after reinstalling/replacing the binaries.


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