[GH-ISSUE #71] [HELP] i can't start peerflix-server #276

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opened 2026-03-15 02:49:49 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-15 02:49:49 +03:00

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Originally created by @yas9999 on GitHub (May 13, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/asapach/peerflix-server/issues/71

Hello,
i can't start peerflix-server it show me this message :(

sudo peerflix-server
info - socket.io started
warn - error raised: Error: listen EADDRINUSE
resuming from previous state
loading a5a8174f6820867bd7d273b07988e5bb697bb49c

events.js:72
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^
Error: listen EADDRINUSE
at errnoException (net.js:901:11)
at Server.listen2 (net.js:1039:14)
at listen (net.js:1061:10)
at Server.listen (net.js:1135:5)
at join (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/node_modules/torrent-stream/node_modules/peer-wire-swarm/index.js:87:10)
at Swarm.listen (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/node_modules/torrent-stream/node_modules/peer-wire-swarm/index.js:211:2)
at EventEmitter.engine.listen (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/node_modules/torrent-stream/index.js:718:9)
at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/server/engine.js:50:10)
at EventEmitter..extend.load (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/server/store.js:77:13)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/server/store.js:108:17

Please help me

Originally created by @yas9999 on GitHub (May 13, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/asapach/peerflix-server/issues/71 Hello, i can't start peerflix-server it show me this message :( sudo peerflix-server info - socket.io started warn - error raised: Error: listen EADDRINUSE resuming from previous state loading a5a8174f6820867bd7d273b07988e5bb697bb49c events.js:72 throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event ^ Error: listen EADDRINUSE at errnoException (net.js:901:11) at Server._listen2 (net.js:1039:14) at listen (net.js:1061:10) at Server.listen (net.js:1135:5) at join (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/node_modules/torrent-stream/node_modules/peer-wire-swarm/index.js:87:10) at Swarm.listen (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/node_modules/torrent-stream/node_modules/peer-wire-swarm/index.js:211:2) at EventEmitter.engine.listen (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/node_modules/torrent-stream/index.js:718:9) at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/server/engine.js:50:10) at EventEmitter._.extend.load (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/server/store.js:77:13) at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/peerflix-server/server/store.js:108:17 Please help me

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-15 02:49:54 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-15 02:50:01 +03:00

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@asapach commented on GitHub (May 14, 2016):

It looks like you have something else listening on port 6881. Do you have another torrent client running? Try commenting out this piece: https://github.com/asapach/peerflix-server/blob/master/server/engine.js#L50-52

@asapach commented on GitHub (May 14, 2016): It looks like you have something else listening on port 6881. Do you have another torrent client running? Try commenting out this piece: https://github.com/asapach/peerflix-server/blob/master/server/engine.js#L50-52

kerem commented

2026-03-15 02:50:06 +03:00

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@yas9999 commented on GitHub (May 14, 2016):

Thank you so much @asapach 👍
i guess transmission-daemon was listening on port 6881

Best regards,

@yas9999 commented on GitHub (May 14, 2016): Thank you so much @asapach :+1: i guess transmission-daemon was listening on port 6881 Best regards,