How to change grails localhost port?

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I'm using grails 2.0.4. And I want to use port:8090 instead of 8080 for localhost. So need help to change the port to 8090 permanently.

score 136 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 08 '19 at 15:29

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This solution adds to the answers http://stackoverflow.com/a/10956283/122457. In Grails 2.x, add the following to BuildConfig.groovy:

grails.server.port.http = 8090

See http://forum.springsource.org/archive/index.php/t-97024.html for further details.

edited Apr 08 '19 at 15:29

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answered May 03 '13 at 12:27

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This is the better solution. Has less moving parts. – chubbsondubs Apr 07 '14 at 17:37
I tried this method and it did not work, is there a specific section in which this should be placed? I stuck it under the `grails.project.target.level` section, and it appeared to have no effect. – Ted Delezene Feb 13 '15 at 22:51
@TedDelezene this doesn't go under any other section. Did you restart the application after changing the configuration? - Because only that would reload the configuration (and your change of it). – HumanInDisguise Mar 23 '15 at 14:55
Yes I did, and it didn't work for me, however now I just start it with the -Dserver.grails.port.http=49494 option. – Ted Delezene Mar 23 '15 at 18:41

score 113 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 21 '14 at 22:10

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There are two options:

Change grails.serverURL in Config.groovy from "http://localhost:8080/${appName}" to "http://localhost:8090/${appName}".
Launch grails with -Dgrails.server.port.http=8090 on the command line. Set the GRAILS_OPTS environment variable to -Dgrails.server.port.http=8090 to have it applied automatically.

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answered Jun 08 '12 at 21:33

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from the command line you can also just use -Dserver.port=8090 – AndrewW May 20 '13 at 18:50
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for grails 3 you can only use -Dserver.port=8090 – demon101 Aug 05 '16 at 14:45

score 36 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 08 '15 at 09:35

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If you are using Netbeans IDE then set the following -:

Config: -> BuildConfig.groovy: -> grails.server.port.http = 8090 and restart the server.

Without IDE, type in the command prompt -:

grails -Dserver.port 8090 run-app

or

grails -Dserver.port=8090 run-app

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answered Aug 05 '14 at 07:22

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Very informative and tells every way to do this. Thanks gautam. – Chetan Aug 05 '14 at 07:31
@Gautam There was no field like grails.server.port.http in my BuildConfig, so I manually added it and tried but it gave response like 8080 in use(I was using it to deploy using tomcat). What could be the problem I have made. I have put grails.server.port.http = 8090 at the very beginning of BuildConfig – padippist Apr 04 '16 at 06:41
Try to kill all port of 80 and then try. For linux use '' sudo fuser -n tcp -k 80 '' or ' lsof -t -i:8080 ' in terminal – Gautam May 09 '17 at 11:12

WizardsOfWor · Answer 4 · 2016-06-30T23:18:40.310

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For grails 3 you can put this in your application.yml

server:
    port: 9999

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answered Jun 30 '16 at 22:41

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Or more concisely as `server.port: 9999`. – James Allman Sep 21 '16 at 21:57
or using jvm option -Dserver.port=9999 – Dennie de Lange Mar 27 '17 at 10:12
Why is this so highly upvoted? The OP asked about grails 2. This answer is entirely irrelevant. – Peter LaBanca Jul 29 '22 at 12:43

score 12 · Answer 5 · answered May 18 '16 at 01:14

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command line: grails run-app -port 8090

answered May 18 '16 at 01:14

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This did not work for me, still starts on 8080. Very odd – John Little Aug 24 '16 at 15:23
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This fixed it for me in IntelliJ IDEA 2017.1.1 – djmdata Apr 16 '17 at 07:05
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Works for **IDEA 2020.1** with **Grails 3.3.11**. Thanks! – philburns Feb 02 '21 at 14:01

score 6 · Answer 6 · edited Dec 21 '17 at 06:07

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Run the command (Ctrl+Alt+g)

Up to grails version 2.x : run-app -Dserver.port=8090
For grails version 3.x : run-app --port=8090

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score 5 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 07 '15 at 21:20

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If you are using IntelliJ IDE then

From the application menu click Run >> Edit Configurations... >> VM options: -Dgrails.server.port.http=8180

answered Jan 07 '15 at 21:20

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Samuel Seda · Answer 8 · 2016-08-25T22:27:14.940

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grails run-app -Dserver.port=8090

Or use another port number

In Intellij: Ctrl+Alt+G (keyboard Generic); Cmd+Alt+G (keyboard Mac) and use only:

run-app -Dserver.port=8090

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answered Nov 20 '15 at 02:43

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This did not work for me either, still starts on 8080 – John Little Aug 24 '16 at 15:23
What version of Grails you have? – Samuel Seda Feb 08 '17 at 18:15
Same here, it didn't worked for me. I am on grails 1.3.7 running on Mac OS 13.12.3. I think it is not OS specific issue. – Umesh Chauhan Feb 09 '17 at 06:56
Check the guide in the section: 2.7 Running an Application... http://docs.grails.org/1.3.7/guide/single.html You can specify a different port by using the server.port argument: grails -Dserver.port=8090 run-app – Samuel Seda Feb 10 '17 at 15:14

score 3 · Answer 9 · answered Mar 18 '21 at 01:55

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Add/Update the value of port from your application.yml (grails-app/conf/application.yml)

environments:
   development:
        server:
            port: "8090"

Or

server:
    port: "8090"

answered Mar 18 '21 at 01:55

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score 1 · Answer 10 · edited Aug 04 '18 at 05:39

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Type following in the command line:

grails -Dserver.port=8090 run-app

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answered Aug 04 '18 at 05:18

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Jun 11 '12 at 20:57

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You didn't say what IDE you are using. If you are using Netbeans you just right-click on the project name and choose Properties. From the General Settings Category, you can easily change the server port to whatever you like.

answered Jun 11 '12 at 20:57

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Mar 27 '18 at 04:47

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You can run grails app using the following command on the terminal. default running port is 8080.

grails run-app -Dserver.port=9090

This will run the app on port 9090.

answered Mar 27 '18 at 04:47

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score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Apr 21 '22 at 16:55

For Grails 4 required two settings

server:
   port: "8085"
grails:
   serverURL: http://localhost:8085

Second one will solve redirection issues

Or only for dev:

environments:
    development:
        server:
            port: "8085"
        grails:
            serverURL: http://localhost:8085

How to change grails localhost port?

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