Error after upgrading to 1.11.0 [Solved]

[Hans]

I tried my first upgrade today, to 1.11.0. I run

$ git fetch # Grab the latest code from the NodeBB Repository
$ git checkout v0.4.x # Type this as-is! Not v0.4.2 or v0.4.3, but "v0.4.x"!
$ git merge origin/v0.4.x

but when starting up it stops after a short while and the log gives:

2018-12-05T12:35:30.710Z [19247] - error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use 0.0.0.0:4567
Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use 0.0.0.0:4567
at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (net.js:1294:14)
at listenInCluster (net.js:1342:12)
at doListen (net.js:1480:7)
at process.internalTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:72:19) {"code":"EADDRINUSE","errno":"EADDRINUSE","syscall":"listen","address":"0.0.0.0","port":4567}
2018-12-05T12:35:30.710Z [19247] - info: [app] Shutdown (SIGTERM/SIGINT) Initialised.
3 restarts in 10 seconds, most likely an error on startup. Halting.

What setting has changed to give this?
Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use 0.0.0.0:4567

[baris]

NodeBB is on version 1.1.0 so the command should use v1.1.x.

That error means something is already running on that port, try stopping nodebb with ./nodebb stop and start again.

[Hans]

@baris

Hi, Thank you, you are on the right track. I kept on searching and found a solution. Old processes where running so I had to kill them. Restart did not help.

EADDRINUSE means that you already have NodeBB running. Use ps utility to find and kill it.

Then

ps aux|grep nodebb, then note the process Id and use kill -9 <said id>

There were many prcesses running, so I found it easier just to restart the server. Now all is fine.

Thank you anyhow.

[Hans]

@baris said in Error after upgrading to 1.11.0:

NodeBB is on version 1.1.0 so the command should use v1.1.x.

1.11.0 worked fine for me.