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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Handling Routes in Node.js Populating User Information

Andrew Hoyt
Andrew Hoyt
7,803 Points
Posted by Andrew Hoyt
Andrew Hoyt
7,803 Points

Unhandled Error Node.js stage 2 video 3 I copy and pasted the profile.js, app.js and router.js but doesnt work.

Error: listen EADDRINUSE
at errnoException (net.js:904:11)
at Server._listen2 (net.js:1042:14)
at listen (net.js:1064:10)
at Server.listen (net.js:1138:5)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/treehouse/workspace/app.js:10:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10)

1 Answer

Kostas Oreopoulos
Kostas Oreopoulos
15,184 Points
Kostas Oreopoulos
Kostas Oreopoulos
15,184 Points

The error the first one (listen EADDRINUSE) says that the address you are trying to use is already in use. try another port

(either another program is using that port or you didnt close a previous node app instance)