Django/Python - Error: That port is already in use

Question

I'm trying to host my Django website for the first time, but it appears that the port is already in use. I haven't hosted anything before and I get the following result with netstat -ntlp:

I would like to keep the standard port if possible... does anyone know a solution? I'm not sudo user.

Possible duplicate of [Django says port is already in use](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46025002/django-says-port-is-already-in-use) — cwallenpoole, Dec 21 '17 at 19:08
I post an answer but I realize you wnat to keep the standard port. Why is that? — schrodingerscatcuriosity, Dec 21 '17 at 22:02
Nevermind, it appears that I need to use another port after all. Thanks for your help, I've accepted your answer. — SJ19, Dec 21 '17 at 22:11

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 21 '17 at 19:16

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You need to kill the process which is running on port 8000.To kill, find out the process identifier number or PID of the process to be killed, then pass the PID number to the kill command. For Mac OS/X you can list the process by:lsof -i:8000

And then kill the PID by: kill -9 PID

answered Dec 21 '17 at 19:16

Ankita Gupta

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I'm not root so I can't find the PID of processes, as you can see from the netstat screenshot. – SJ19 Dec 21 '17 at 19:55

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 23 '20 at 14:07

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open your Terminal and try this,

sudo fuser -k 8000/tcp

edited Feb 23 '20 at 14:07

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answered Nov 24 '18 at 01:37

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schrodingerscatcuriosity · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-21T22:50:54.593

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If you can't kill the process because you don't have permissions, just serve django in a different port:

python manage.py runserver 8001

edited Dec 21 '17 at 22:50

answered Dec 21 '17 at 22:00

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This will just add a new port. It doesn't solve the real problem. – Luís Almeida Apr 04 '20 at 15:07

score -2 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 13 '20 at 10:43

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Sometimes there may be another server is running under that port in your machine or
Use

python manage.py runserver 8000

Note: You can user any port

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answered Feb 13 '20 at 09:49

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Django/Python - Error: That port is already in use

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