Port 8080 already in use on local server / could not access admin panel page

[wanek]

hello!

i’ve just installed a local server on a rpi zero v2, with the latest server version. it is configured as a stand alone access point, without internet.

when i start the zero, it can not load the admin panel page, however the app can connect to the server. in the server logs it shows this issue:

17:56:19.534 ERROR- Error initializing HTTP API and WebSockets, port 8080
java.net.BindException: Address already in use
        at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind0(Native Method) ~[?:?]
        at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:459) ~[?:?]
        at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:448) ~[?:?]
        at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketChannelImpl.bind(ServerSocketChannelImpl.java:227) ~[?:?]
        at io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel.doBind(NioServerSocketChannel.java:134) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AbstractUnsafe.bind(AbstractChannel.java:562) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$HeadContext.bind(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:1334) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeBind(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:506) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.bind(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:491) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.bind(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:973) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel.bind(AbstractChannel.java:260) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.bootstrap.AbstractBootstrap$2.run(AbstractBootstrap.java:356) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.util.concurrent.AbstractEventExecutor.safeExecute(AbstractEventExecutor.java:164) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.runAllTasks(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:472) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:500) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$4.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:989) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalRunnable.run(FastThreadLocalRunnable.java:30) ~[server-0.41.17.jar:?]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829) [?:?]

so, i changed the port just for testing to 8081 in server.properties, but still not working. can someone please help?

should i investigate what uses the 8080 port (how?), or just use another (which one)? i have very limited linux knowledge.

[PeteKnight]

Are you sure that the server isn’t already running, and that launching a second instance isn’t what’s causing this error message?

Also, changes to server.properties aren’t applied until you stop and start the server.

Pete.

[wanek]

yes, you’re right. it is already running, what can be the problem in not opening the control panel?

from the app i can connect…

[PeteKnight]

A bit of light reading for you…

Local server starts but I cant login

I lost my old computer. It got shocked with lightning strike. Very exciting. So I decided to use Linux MINT as my new platform. The install went as easy as could be expected. The server started and I opened the ports on the router. I went to the admin web portal and it opened. I attempted to login but that is were I am stuck. I set the server.properties admin.email=admin@blynk.cc admin.pass=admin Not sure why this does not work… I also tried to login via the blynk app on my phone without…

Couldn't access my local server admin page!

server.properties #hardware ssl port hardware.ssl.port=8441 #hardware plain tcp/ip port hardware.default.port=8442 #http port http.port=8080 #web sockets ssl port ssl.websocket.port=8081 #web sockets plain tcp port tcp.websocket.port=8082 #https port https.port=9443 #application ssl port app.ssl.port=8443 #by default server uses embedded in jar cert to simplify local server installation. #WARNNING DO NOT USE THIS CERTIFICATES ON PRODUCTION OR IN WHERE ENVIRNOMENTS REAL SECURITY REQUIRED…

Cannot access my local server admin page!

All is working properly, but when I try to access to the admin page through https://localhost:9443/admin and I write my credentials (admin@blynk.cc, admin), the page refreshes and asks me for data again. I try to access with wrong email and password and happen the same… I don’t know how to fix this problem.

My guess is that it’s to do with the password for the user. The first link is a bit long, but it gets there in the end with a good explanation of why this was happening. Have a quick skim through it and see if what you’re seeing in your browser is the same.

Pete.

[wanek]

i read them. for me the problem is, that it does not loads at all the admin page:

so, for sure is not the password.

[PeteKnight]

192.168.4.1 is a strange IP address. It’s normally the IP of an ESP’s captive portal.

Is it the IP that it showed in the console when the server started?

Also, have you tried from a laptop running Chrome? You’ll normally get a securit6warning and have to say that yes, you really really do want to visit that page. It may be Thayer your mobile browser is making the decision for you that you don’t want to go there.

Pete.

[distans]

@wanek

should i investigate what uses the 8080 port (how?), or just use another (which one)? i have very limited linux knowledge.

Log on to your RPI and run netstat -plnt.

[wanek]

@PeteKnight
yes, i have tried on laptop. exactly the same result.

i followed this tutorial to set up the access point, and they used this ip:

Raspberry Pi Documentation - Configuration

i can access the rpi through ssh with putty using this ip address, both from laptop and phone. also, from the blynk app i can access the server with the above ip address, so i assume it is correct.

i will try to investigate with the netstat command, thanks @distans

[PeteKnight]

Personally, I’d try logging-in through the native IP address of the device (https://10.10.0.2:9443/admin in the example from your link).

Also, does your server.properties contain a line that says allowed.administrator.ips=0.0.0.0/0 ?

@wanek

i will try to investigate with the netstat command, thanks @distans

You’ll need to add a sudo to the front of that command to see details of processes that you don’t own…

sudo netstat -plnt

Also, it might be worth taking a look at this:

Setup PI ZERO W as ultra portable server and AP (tutorial) updated to 2022

hello everyone! today i’ve received the new pi zero wifi from pimoroni uk (i really reccommend this shop, received in 5 days) [image] what i would like to do, in short: create a completely standalone, ultra portable / ultra light / low power consumption blynk server for this, @Fettkeewl recommended me the pi zero w, with built in wifi and ble. it has everything on board, no extra hw needed just a battery and has a very small footprint. to be completely self supported, the pi zero has to b…

Pete.

[PeteKnight]

Doh!

Just realised that I’ve told you to take a look at your own tutorial!!

Pete.

[wanek]

yep, unfortunately that tutorial is quite old and lots of things changed since then. the adafruit article was top, but nowadays is deprecated, not possible to follow the steps. this is why i choose a different method, which is more simple by the way.

im not sure what do you mean by native ip address, the zero w does not have ethernet port, only wifi.

the allowed admin ips are correct in server properties.

in the netstat command it shows all blynk ports are listening on the same java process, so i guess the blynk server works correctly. maybe some config file is broken in the os, because first i tried to ser up the access point with the old adafruit tutorial, and that didn’t worked.

i think i will format the sd card and begin from scartch. i already lost too much time with debug, and no luck

btw, @PeteKnight , are you in spain next weeks? currently i’m in portugal and heading to spain…

[PeteKnight]

@wanek

im not sure what do you mean by native ip address, the zero w does not have ethernet port, only wifi.

Okay, so you aren’t setting-up a routed wireless access point, as descried in the documentation that you linked to…

                                         +- RPi -------+
                                     +---+ 10.10.0.2   |          +- Laptop ----+
                                     |   |     WLAN AP +-)))  (((-+ WLAN Client |
                                     |   | 192.168.4.1 |          | 192.168.4.2 |
                                     |   +-------------+          +-------------+
                 +- Router ----+     |
                 | Firewall    |     |   +- PC#2 ------+
(Internet)---WAN-+ DHCP server +-LAN-+---+ 10.10.0.3   |
                 |   10.10.0.1 |     |   +-------------+
                 +-------------+     |
                                     |   +- PC#1 ------+
                                     +---+ 10.10.0.4   |
                                         +-------------+

@wanek

btw, @PeteKnight , are you in spain next weeks? currently i’m in portugal and heading to spain…

We’ll be in Spain from 11th May for about 1 month. Will you be there then?

Pete.

[wanek]

@PeteKnight

Okay, so you aren’t setting-up a routed wireless access point, as descried in the documentation that you linked to…

only partially. i need a standalone (offline) blynk server, without internet. so i followed the steps in the tutorial, skipping the ethernet part.

unfortunately, i will be only in first half of april in spain.

[wanek]

hi!

after a clean install it works ok. thanks for the tips and tricks