A server is already running. Check …/tmp/pids/server.pid. Exiting - rails

Question

..$ rails s
=> Booting WEBrick
=> Rails 4.0.4 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options
=>         


        

Answer 1

First Find PID # - where the Rails Server got stuck on

Run this to find the stuck PID

cat ./tmp/pids/server.pid

It will return something like 65829

Then KILL that PID => kill 65829