# Can't have webrick come up

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-have-webrick-come-up/182765>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 2, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-have-webrick-come-up/182765 "2010-02-02T15:00:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kevid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kevid)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-have-webrick-come-up/182765/1 "2010-02-02T15:00:44Z")

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hi  
I can’t have webrick run. i get the error below; someone help.  
C:\>cd alumsimport1

C:\alumsimport1\>ruby script/server  
=\> Booting WEBrick  
=\> Rails 2.3.5 application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000)  
=\> Call with -d to detach  
=\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server  
[2010-02-03 12:44:25] INFO WEBrick 1.3.1  
[2010-02-03 12:44:25] INFO ruby 1.8.6 (2008-08-11) [i386-mswin32]  
[2010-02-03 12:44:25] WARN TCPServer Error: Only one usage of each  
socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted.

- bind(2)  
Exiting  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:73:in `initialize': Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted. - bind(2) (Errno::E ADDRINUSE) from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:73:in `new’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:73:in  
`create_listeners' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:70:in `each’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:70:in  
`create_listeners' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:75:in `listen’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:63:in `initialize' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:24:in `initialize’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/  
handler/webrick.rb:10:in `new' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/ handler/webrick.rb:10:in `run’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.5/lib/commands/  
server.rb:111  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:  
31:in `gem_original_require' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 31:in `require’  
from script/server:3

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**Author:** ![kevid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kevid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kevid)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-have-webrick-come-up/182765/2 "2010-02-02T15:03:45Z")

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There are 2 options …

change port to other

ruby script/server -p3001

or disable some firewall

cheers

kevid wrote:

> hi  
> I can’t have webrick run. i get the error below; someone help.  
> C:\>cd alumsimport1
> 
> C:\alumsimport1\>ruby script/server  
> =\> Booting WEBrick  
> =\> Rails 2.3.5 application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000)  
> =\> Call with -d to detach  
> =\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server  
> [2010-02-03 12:44:25] INFO WEBrick 1.3.1  
> [2010-02-03 12:44:25] INFO ruby 1.8.6 (2008-08-11) [i386-mswin32]  
> [2010-02-03 12:44:25] WARN TCPServer Error: Only one usage of each  
> socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted.
> 
> - bind(2)  
> Exiting  
> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:73:in `initialize': Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted. - bind(2) (Errno::E ADDRINUSE) from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:73:in `new’  
> from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:73:in  
> `create_listeners' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:70:in `each’  
> from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/utils.rb:70:in  
> `create_listeners' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:75:in `listen’  
> from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:63:in `initialize' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:24:in `initialize’  
> from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/  
> handler/webrick.rb:10:in `new' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/ handler/webrick.rb:10:in `run’  
> from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.5/lib/commands/  
> server.rb:111  
> from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:  
> 31:in `gem_original_require' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 31:in `require’  
> from script/server:3