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"A server is already running" error in rails

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..$ rails s
=> Booting Puma
=> Rails 5.2.6 application starting in development 
=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options
A server is already running. Check /home/istiak/ruby/qpixel/tmp/pids/server.pid.
Exiting

I was using my laptop. But, suddenly my laptop had turned off (for low battery). When I turned on my laptop and trying to run the server, I got above error. What should I do now? I had tried to go to gateway (http://localhost:3000/) but I couldn't visit that site.

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There's a easiest way to solve the problem that is you have to remove the file /home/istiak/ruby/qpixel/tmp/pids/server.pid. Then, you can run your server again.

rm /home/istiak/ruby/qpixel/tmp/pids/server.pid

Otherwise, you can kill the process also. Before killing the process you have find number of the process

more /home/istiak/ruby/qpixel/tmp/pids/server.pid

Then, put that number on following command (instead of 2786)

kill -9 PID (eg,2786)

You can try following code instead of above command (both are equivalent)

kill -9 $(more /home/istiak/ruby/qpixel/tmp/pids/server.pid)

If above code doesn't work than, try following ones.

kill -9 $(lsof -i tcp:3000 -t)

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Don't use the `-9` option unless all else failed! The `-9` option is the “nuclear option”, leaving... (1 comment)

Don't kill the process by process ID number unless you have actually verified what that process is (14 comments)

celtschk‭ wrote over 1 year ago

Don't use the -9 option unless all else failed!

The -9 option is the “nuclear option”, leaving the process no chance to clear up (e.g. deleting that server.pid file).

Normally you should use kill without that option. This will send a SIGTERM signal that should terminate the process, but gives it a chance to clean up after itself. Now if the process hangs badly, that might not work; if the process is still running after a normal kill, then it is the time to take thenuclear option kill -9 (unless the process is in uninterruptible sleep, in which case ps will show D in the stat field; if that is the case, -9 won't be able to terminate the process either).

And of course I agree with the other thread, that you should first check what the PID actually refers to.