Peer protocol/ blob server fails to bind correctly sometimes
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Description
The Issue
Had a user whose app would not start up because the blob server wasn't coming up. This may be related to https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/issues/2239 in some way. After reboot, he was able to startup. I think the SDK is getting confused somewhere with IPV6 / multiple adapters or it could just be a big coincidence. This has happened for a few users recently.
This was his log on a failed attempt - notice one is listening on local host, the other something that looks like an IPV6 address (not localhost). The blob server never comes up and app fails to start.
2019-06-18 10:24:16,225 INFO lbrynet.extras.daemon.Daemon:412: lbrynet API listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:5279
2019-06-18 10:24:16,227 INFO lbrynet.extras.daemon.Daemon:418: lbrynet media server listening on TCP ::1:5280
This is after reboot, and it worked:
2019-06-18 11:59:39,768 INFO lbrynet.extras.daemon.Daemon:412: lbrynet API listening on TCP ::1:5279
2019-06-18 11:59:39,770 INFO lbrynet.extras.daemon.Daemon:418: lbrynet media server listening on TCP ::1:5280
2019-06-18 12:00:01,790 INFO lbrynet.blob_exchange.server:124: Blob server listening on TCP 0.0.0.0:3333
System Configuration
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Research direction
Start with the blob server entry point in lbrynet.blob_exchange.server, around the reported listening log, and compare it with the daemon API and media-server bind setup. Reproduce startup with IPv4, IPv6, and multiple adapters if possible; done means the blob server reliably binds and the app starts under the affected conditions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100