# AmpliPi Flashing Red - Not Connected to REST API

**URL:** <https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/amplipi-flashing-red-not-connected-to-rest-api/244>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [August 31, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/amplipi-flashing-red-not-connected-to-rest-api/244 "2023-08-31T17:00:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![matchmee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@matchmee](https://amplipi.discourse.group/u/matchmee)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/amplipi-flashing-red-not-connected-to-rest-api/244/1 "2023-08-31T17:00:58Z")

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My amplipi has an error on the screen saying that it cannot connect to the REST API. It is connected to my network and I can SSH into it, but not sure what to do past that. I tried a physical reboot and a sudo reboot. The WebGUI does not show up. Anyway to figure this out?

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**Author:** ![sumnerboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/amplipi.discourse.group/sumnerboy/32/20_2.png) [@sumnerboy](https://amplipi.discourse.group/u/sumnerboy)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/amplipi-flashing-red-not-connected-to-rest-api/244/2 "2023-08-31T23:57:12Z")

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When you SSH into it, is the file system readonly? Try creating a temp txt file in the home directory to confirm.

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**Author:** ![linknum23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/amplipi.discourse.group/linknum23/32/6_2.png) [@linknum23](https://amplipi.discourse.group/u/linknum23)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/amplipi-flashing-red-not-connected-to-rest-api/244/3 "2023-09-01T01:21:42Z")

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Based on your logs it looks like you switched between versions that have a small difference in config expectations, sorry about that.

If you have ssh access I would run the following commands to reset your system’s configuration:

```bash
systemctl stop --user amplipi
rm ~/amplipi-dev/house.json
systemctl restart --user amplipi

```

Let us know if this works for ya.

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**Author:** ![matchmee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@matchmee](https://amplipi.discourse.group/u/matchmee)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/amplipi-flashing-red-not-connected-to-rest-api/244/4 "2023-09-01T03:14:29Z")

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Hey guys! I tried those commands but didn’t get any different. If it helps, I have not changed or done anything to the unit for over 2 months and it had been working perfectly before that.

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**Author:** ![matchmee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@matchmee](https://amplipi.discourse.group/u/matchmee)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/amplipi-flashing-red-not-connected-to-rest-api/244/5 "2023-09-01T03:30:22Z")

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Also, I was able to make a temp txt file no problem