# Problem with Proof-Server
**URL:** https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111
**Category:** Technical Questions
**Tags:** learning
**Created:** [July 28, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111 "2025-07-28T14:42:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@gonza](https://forum.midnight.network/u/gonza)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111/1 "2025-07-28T14:42:45Z")
Hi guys. I’m trying to learn about midnight and I’m having issues when trying to use Midnight’s Proof-Server 4.0.0.
The problem is simply that it is not working on certain linux setups. For example, I’m using an intel celeron N4500 with Linux Mint w. 16GB RAM and it won’t run that version. I could manage to make it run in another pc through WSL with Ubuntu 24.04 and also in another pc with linux (Ubuntu 24.04 as well.
I thought it might be the hardware that is not very capable, however, the previous version does run with no issues at all, so I wonder if that’s not the case. Also, my friend with a debian setup can’t run last version and thus we cannot correctly run the tutorial examples.
The server just crashes, it gets stuck retrievieng the zkir stuff. It simply breaks there and never starts to actually lisent. Any idea who could solve this issue?
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### Author:  [@luislucena](https://forum.midnight.network/u/luislucena)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111/2 "2025-07-28T17:54:17Z")
Hey @gonza could you share with me the configuration of the `proof-server` service? The ones I use in the [quick starter (testnet.yml and standalone.yml)](https://github.com/luislucena16/midnight-quick-starter/tree/main/packages/cli) work without a problem. I’m sure they could help you.
They are very similar for `TestNet` or `Standalone`, here is the example:
```yml
proof-server:
container_name: 'quick-starter-proof-server' ## -------> Use the appropriate for your service
image: 'midnightnetwork/proof-server:4.0.0'
entrypoint: ['midnight-proof-server', '--network', 'undeployed', '--verbose'] ## -------> If you are in testnet replace undeployed flag with 'testnet'.
ports:
- "6300:6300"
volumes:
- ${PWD}/.cache/midnight/zk-params:/.cache/midnight/zk-params
environment:
RUST_BACKTRACE: "full"
RUST_LOG: "trace,actix_web::middleware::logger=trace,actix_web=trace"
```
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### Author:  [@gonza](https://forum.midnight.network/u/gonza)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111/3 "2025-07-28T17:58:25Z")
I’m using ‘midnightnetwork/proof-server:4.0.0’, the same that you are using in the quick starter. Also in the testnet. The weird thing is that it does work in one of the computeres but not on the other, and both following the same steps as the tutorial
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### Author:  [@luislucena](https://forum.midnight.network/u/luislucena)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111/4 "2025-07-28T18:01:20Z")
Strange, what error are you getting? Can you attach a screenshot? The funny thing is, it should work on Linux without any problems!
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### Author:  [@gonza](https://forum.midnight.network/u/gonza)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111/5 "2025-07-28T18:30:34Z")
It simply never starts to listen and crashes.
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### Author:  [@luislucena](https://forum.midnight.network/u/luislucena)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2025, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111/6 "2025-07-29T12:15:33Z")
Hey @gonza I don’t see anything that could be an error. What it says there is that it can’t find something, it searches for it, and downloads it correctly.
Could you send me your `.yml` file where you have the configuration for the container?
Question: Why are you using `docker run`? If you do, you must specify everything in the `.yml`, and you’re not doing that there.
Try this command:
```shell
docker compose -f testnet.yml up
```
And please send me a screenshot of what it does!
If you’re using the same configurations I used in the [quick starter](https://github.com/luislucena16/midnight-quick-starter/blob/main/packages/cli/testnet.yml), it should work.
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### Author:  [@gonza](https://forum.midnight.network/u/gonza)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111/7 "2025-08-03T02:35:38Z")
I’m just following the steps from the tutorial. There’s no manual .yml I’ve just use the command that appears on midnights docs to run the proof-server
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### Author:  [@luislucena](https://forum.midnight.network/u/luislucena)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/problem-with-proof-server/111/8 "2025-08-04T13:05:08Z")
@gonza can you send me the `yml` file you’re using here please?