This page will show you how you can restart your server, even when your app isn't connected
This will only work if you have Firebase set up with your BlueBubbles Server. Your BlueBubbles Server will also need to be running. If your Mac is offline, shutdown, or logged out, this method will not work.
On the off-chance that you are unable to get the BlueBubbles App to connect to your BlueBubbles Server, and you also do not have remote access set up (i.e. TeamViewer or VNC), you can use this guide to force restart your server.
This will restart the BlueBubbles Server, not your Mac itself
Login to your Firebase Console
Select/Open the Firebase project linked to your BlueBubbles set up
This is likely named something like bluebubbles-e82d1, where the part after the dash is randomly generated
The next steps will depend upon whether you've used the automated Firebase set up or the manual Firebase setup
If you used the "Continue with Google" button in the BlueBubbles Server to automate the Firebase project setup, this is what you need to follow.
Expand the Build section in the left sidebar of your Firebase Console
Select Firestore Database
Select the server collection (it should be pre-selected)
Select the commands document (it should be pre-selected)
You should now see a field called nextRestart within the fields of server/commands
Make a note of the current value of the serverUrl field within the server/config document
Go to https://currentmillis.com/ and copy the current "milliseconds since EPOCH"
It should be a large numeric value such as 1713753987263
Edit the nextRestart field and paste the numeric value into it
Click Update to save the value
If you've been using BlueBubbles for a long time, this may be how you originally setup BlueBubbles before the automated setup was available. If you did this manually, you had to create a Firebase project, enable the Realtime Database, and download the Firebase configuration files for the BlueBubbles Server.
Expand the Build section in the left sidebar of your Firebase Console
Select Realtime Database
Select the config tree item
You should now see a field called nextRestart
Make a note of the current value of the serverUrl field
Go to https://currentmillis.com/ and copy the current "milliseconds since EPOCH"
It should be a large numeric value such as 1713753987263
Edit the nextRestart field and paste the numeric value into it
Deselecting the field should apply the new value
Once the nextRestart field has been edited, the server will detect the modification, and restart. This restart process may take a couple of minutes, so be patient.
If the BlueBubbles Server has successfully restarted, your serverUrl should update with the newly assigned URL (if you are using a proxy service)
Your BlueBubbles Server is not running
Your Mac Server may be offline or not connected to the internet
Your home network is blocking connections to Firebase
Your home network is blocking connections to your proxy service