Question
EADDRINUSE :::3000 error - how do i fix this?
If I try to do “node <script” i am presented with this error log: Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::3000 at Object.exports._errnoException (util.js:1026:11) at exports._exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:1049:20) at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (net.js:1305:14) at listenInCluster (net.js:1353:12) at Server.listen (net.js:1453:7) at Server.listen.Server.attach (/home/Bot/node_modules/socket.io/lib/index.js:237:9) at Timeout._onTimeout (/home/Bot/site.js:1005:29) at ontimeout (timers.js:488:11) at tryOnTimeout (timers.js:323:5) at Timer.listOnTimeout (timers.js:283:5) code: ‘EADDRINUSE’, errno: ‘EADDRINUSE’, syscall: ‘listen’, address: ‘::’, port: 3000 }
anyone know how to fix?
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@k0ala
That’s good you have backup - very important.
You shouldn’t need to install anything - except if you use non-standard Node modules.
Is it your own code or is it a project you have downloaded? If it’s your own code, then you need to post it in www.pastebin.com so we can have a look at the configuration, because it seems like it’s not configured correctly. If it’s a project, which and from where have you downloaded it?
just power off the droplet by sudo poweroff and then switch the power on using control panel.
@k0ala
Okay, those configurations doesn’t seem to do anything and it doesn’t match the ports the services are listening on.
So you’re only interested in running a Node.js application ?
May I recommend that you start over by reinstalling the server, following this tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-node-js-application-for-production-on-ubuntu-16-04
Otherwise you could start a droplet using the One-Click App, which would give you a pre-installed Node.js with Nginx (I think it comes with, but might be Apache).