Thanks Ron, I'll look at updating the docs when I get a chance. Regards, Richard
On Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 3:24:42 AM UTC+11, Ron Sharp wrote: > > I ran into a snag following instructions for installing TiddlyServer on a > Pi: > > https://www.didaxy.com/tiddlyserver-on-the-raspberry-pi > > Running for localhost works fine, but trying put it on the LAN generates > an EADDRINUSE exception, no matter which port is used, which was a > head-scratcher because a single Tiddlywiki server works fine. > > The problem is probably that Raspbian Stretch changed a lot of networking > behavior, and node.js is in fast-moving state of flux. (v8.9.1) > > Stretch generates interfaces for lo, eth0 and wlan0, even if the wifi > isn't being used. > Listening for host 0.0.0.0 tries all the interfaces, and goes boom. > > The solution/workaround is to use the exact IP address of the correct > interface. (I've assigned fixed IP addresses on the LAN, so that isn't a > problem for me.) It's working fine now, thanks! > > { Error: listen EADDRINUSE 0.0.0.0:8888 > at Object._errnoException (util.js:1024:11) > at _exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:1046:20) > at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (net.js:1351:14) > at listenInCluster (net.js:1392:12) > at doListen (net.js:1501:7) > at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:141:11) > at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:180:9) > at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:678:11) > at startup (bootstrap_node.js:187:16) > at bootstrap_node.js:608:3 > code: 'EADDRINUSE', > errno: 'EADDRINUSE', > syscall: 'listen', > address: '0.0.0.0', > port: 8888 } > caught process uncaughtException > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/d4c7c5d1-7d2a-47fd-bfdc-4158228f0533%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
