# Cannot start service nodered: Address already in use
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-start-service-nodered-address-already-in-use/83972
**Category:** General
**Created:** [22 December 2023 21:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-start-service-nodered-address-already-in-use/83972 "2023-12-22T21:36:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Shwowak](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Shwowak)
#### Post date: [22 December 2023 21:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-start-service-nodered-address-already-in-use/83972/1 "2023-12-22T21:36:51Z")
ERROR: for nodered Cannot start service nodered: Address already in use
ERROR: for nodered Cannot start service nodered: Address already in use
ERROR: Encountered errors while bringing up the project.
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [22 December 2023 21:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-start-service-nodered-address-already-in-use/83972/2 "2023-12-22T21:41:53Z")
Are you sure node-red is not already running?
What happens if you run node-red-stop
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### Author:  [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)
#### Post date: [22 December 2023 21:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-start-service-nodered-address-already-in-use/83972/3 "2023-12-22T21:47:44Z")
As per @zenofmud - you are:
- Already running Node RED
- Something else is using port **1880**
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [20 February 2024 21:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-start-service-nodered-address-already-in-use/83972/4 "2024-02-20T21:48:38Z")
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