to reproduce, start a server on port 3333 before using polar CLI for the first time.
$ bun src/cli.ts listen http://localhost:3333
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46 | }
47 | }
48 | let er;
49 | if (args.length > 0)
50 | er = args[0];
51 | throw er;
^
error: Failed to start server. Is port 3333 in use?
at emitError (node:events:51:13)
you can work around this by stopping your server, running polar, then running your server afterwards
please never call .listen with a hardcoded port number. you can never be sure if something already running on the system. in particular, a port like 3333 is very common to collide. passing 0 as the port allows the operating system to select a free port, automatically.
- httpServer?.listen(3333, () => {
+ httpServer?.listen(0, () => {
+ const address = httpServer?.address();
+ assert(address && typeof address === 'object'); // not a unix socket
+ const { port } = address;
+
+ // create a URL that redirects to the correct port
open(authorizationUrl);
to reproduce, start a server on port 3333 before using polar CLI for the first time.
you can work around this by stopping your server, running polar, then running your server afterwards
please never call
.listenwith a hardcoded port number. you can never be sure if something already running on the system. in particular, a port like 3333 is very common to collide. passing0as the port allows the operating system to select a free port, automatically.