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Does your mysql database have data?

The most common cause is insufficient memory or resources.

When MySQL doesn’t have enough RAM or disk space during startup, it can’t complete InnoDB initialization or write redo log files. This often happens on small Railway instances or when the container restarts while MySQL is still flushing data to disk.

InnoDB requires enough memory to allocate buffers and redo logs at startup. If memory runs out or the process is killed by the system (OOM — Out Of Memory), MySQL leaves incomplete or corrupted data files, leading to the error you saw.

Try:

Increase memory or disk resources on your Railway service.

If you don’t need the existing data, delete the data volume and restart MySQL

I... don't think this is true. It says it "failed to initialize data directory".

That's a great question

Maybe this happened because MySQL ran out of memory or disk space during startup, shutdown or writing proccess...

When the system doesn’t have enough RAM or storage, MySQL can’t finish writing internal files and the process is then killed by the system or crashes, leaving the database in an inconsistent state.

I suppose that could be a cause of corruption, yes.

Ojalá no tengas información importante.

Intenta incrementar la RAM o el espacio en disco e intenta reconstruir tu base de datos, si te permite acceso a los archivos intenta modificar el my.cnf agregando.

innodb_force_recovery=1

Hopefully, you don't have any important information.

Try increasing your RAM or disk space and rebuilding your database. If it allows access to the files, try modifying the my.cnf file by adding:

innodb_force_recovery=1

No, at the moment there is no data, because the error appears since I created the mysql service, it has been impossible to use the mysql service to access the database :(

According to the calculations, the MySQL service has resources allocated. :(

Try reattaching the image after swapping it, but it seems the file is corrupted.

I have deleted the service and recreated it twice and the same error always appears :( I don't know if this is an internal problem :(

Try using a lower or newer MySQL version.

How can I do that? Normally, I just click the Create button, select MySQL, and the MySQL service is created automatically.

Could you give me some guidance on how I could do that? Thank you very much for responding.

As additional information, I am noticing that all the Mysql services are having errors in Railway. I don't know if this is an internal problem :(. The different services that I have, both the old ones and the new ones, are presenting errors when using the Mysql service :(

Go to the settings page and edit the source.

It says I have 9.4

Try an older MySQL version and rebuild the node.

Thank you very much, I tried to change to 9.0 but I always get the same error, the mysql service still doesn't work

I have also tried to create a service from scratch, and independently, and there is always an error.

Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to try to help me and give me some ideas.

I think the best thing to do would be to find another platform.

many thanks for everything

Maybe you can use RDS for DB. Have a nice day.