Troubleshooting

AstronomicAL Will Not Start

Run the start command without --show and review the terminal output.

Enable boot diagnostics:

ASTRONOMICAL_DEBUG_BOOT=1 panel serve astronomicAL

A Plugin Cannot Be Enabled

Open Plugin Manager and review its requirements and registration error.

A Panel is Waiting for Mappings

Resolve the request in the application header. Confirm that the mapping belongs to the active dataset.

A Saved Panel is Missing

Install or enable the owning plugin. The placeholder should preserve the panel’s grid location.

A Job Failed

Open runtime status and review the job error. Remote failures may be temporary; validation errors normally require changing the request.

A Panel Shows an Older Record

Change focus once more and check the Event Monitor. Report the issue if a stale job completion replaced a newer request.

Memory Use is High

Check whether a plugin materialised a lazy dataset. Reduce selected columns, batch size or image-gallery limits.

Remote Data is Unavailable

Confirm network access, credentials, archive coverage and service status.

Workspace Restore Failed

Try loading into a fresh workspace and review each reported plugin, dataset or state error separately.

Debugging Variables

ASTRONOMICAL_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1 panel serve astronomicAL --show
ASTRONOMICAL_DEBUG_MAPPING=1 panel serve astronomicAL --show
ASTRONOMICAL_DEBUG_PERSISTENCE=1 panel serve astronomicAL --show