TCPServer Error: Address already in use - bind(2)

Question

Jekyll was working fine for me few weeks back but now all of a sudden it gives me the following error:

TCPServer Error: Address already in use - bind(2)
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Answer 1

we can user fuser command

fuser -k 3000/tcp

Answer 2

Check that you don't have another terminal open where you are already running a server. If that is the case, do a CTRL-C to shutdown the server, and that will free the port/address.