“Back-off pulling image “airbyte/bootloader:1.1.0” What does this mean when starting airbyte locally?

This error message typically indicates that there's an issue pulling the Docker image for the Airbyte bootloader when starting Airbyte locally. The bootloader is a crucial component of Airbyte that runs at startup to ensure the environment is properly upgraded and in a good state [Understanding the core components:

airbyte-bootloader

](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/discussions/33806). Based on the provided knowledge sources, there are a few potential reasons for this error: 1. Docker pull rate limit: You might be hitting Docker's pull rate limit, especially if you're using a free Docker Hub account [Docker pull rate-limit on abctl local install](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/46309). 2. Network issues: There could be network connectivity problems preventing the image from being downloaded. 3. Disk space: Insufficient free space in the Docker storage area can cause image pull failures [abctl unable to install helm](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/45105). 4. Image not found: The specific version of the bootloader image might not be available or there could be a mismatch in the version specified. To resolve this issue, you could try the following: 1. Check your Docker pull rate limit and consider authenticating with Docker Hub if you haven't already. 2. Verify your network connection. 3. Ensure you have enough free disk space, especially in the

/var/lib/docker

directory (at least 10GB is recommended, but 50GB+ is better for general Docker usage). 4. Double-check that you're using the correct version of Airbyte and that all components are compatible. If the issue persists, you may need to manually delete the failing pod and retry the installation, as mentioned in one of the comments: "One side note is once the pods start failing to launch, they eventually go into an image pull backoff state and never attempt to restart unless you manually delete the pod." [abctl unable to install helm](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/45105)