how to release localhost from Error: listen EADDRINUSE
On Linux (Ubuntu derivatives at least)
killall node
is easier than this form.
ps | grep <something>kill <somepid>
Neither will work if you have a orphaned child holding the port. Instead, do this:
netstat -punta | grep <port>
If the port is being held you'll see something like this:
tcp 0 0.0.0.0:<port> 0.0.0.* LISTEN <pid>/<parent>
Now kill by pid:
kill -9 <pid>