Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::51826

[SubZane]

Any idea what this can be about? (I'm not 100% sure if this is related to your plugin) but I'm only using it in the config

My config: https://gist.github.com/SubZane/c559ddf5e5d49d0ce9ffcadf8cb9cae5

events.js:163
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^

Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::51826
at Object.exports._errnoException (util.js:1050:11)
at exports._exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:1073:20)
at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (net.js:1259:14)
at listenInCluster (net.js:1307:12)
at Server.listen (net.js:1406:7)
at EventedHTTPServer.listen (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/util/eventedhttp.js:60:19)
at HAPServer.listen (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/HAPServer.js:158:20)
at Bridge.Accessory.publish (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/Accessory.js:486:16)
at Server._publish (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:114:16)
at Server. (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:372:14)
at /usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/util/once.js:16:19
at TelldusLive.loginAsync.then.then.accessories (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-telldus/index.js:121:6)
at tryCatcher (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-telldus/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-telldus/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:512:31)
at Promise._settlePromise (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-telldus/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:569:18)
at Promise._settlePromise0 (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-telldus/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:614:10)

[SubZane]

I just learned that EADDRINUSE means that homebridge is already running on the same address.

[thifabri]

Hi all,

I have the same problem here and i have no idea to solve it. I use just one instance and I don't have process to start the homebridge.

I can execute the homebridge perfectly only one time. If I need stop and restart the homebridge occurred this issue. So, I need reboot the RBP and start the service again.

How can I solve it?

Best,
Thiago

[SubZane]

Do you run homebridge as a system service?

What does it say when you type "systemctl status homebridge?

Can you shutdown the service with sudo systemctl stop homebridge?