Port 5280 taken on Linux, app fails to start
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type: bug
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
We bind mediaserver on 5280 and there's some xmpp client that runs on it that users may have installed.
If 5280 is not available, try next available port.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the Python code that binds mediaserver to port 5280, then reproduce startup with that port occupied and verify that the server selects an available port and still starts.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, python
- Domain
- backend, networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100