What should I do when my Kaspa node crashes?

If your Kaspa node crashes, it will usually restart on its own — especially if you launched it with a .bat file. A .bat (batch) file is a Windows script that automatically relaunches a program after it closes, so many crashes are self-healing. If the node does not come back on its own, the next step is a targeted database repair rather than a full reinstall. Knowing this saves you from panic — a crash almost never means your node is permanently broken.