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Having repeatedly seen that users are unaware of the meaning of the
EADDRINUSE error message (see, for example, this [forum
thread](https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/19871/update-package-list/5)),
I thought we should intercept this message and provide clearer output.
This may help users identify the cause of the problem more quickly
themselves.
## before
```
[2025-09-13 09:54:32.903] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.33.0-develop
...
[2025-09-13 09:54:33.533] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 ...
[2025-09-13 09:54:33.537] [WARN] You're using a full whitelist configuration to allow for all IPs
[2025-09-13 09:54:33.568] [ERROR] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[2025-09-13 09:54:33.574] [ERROR] Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use 0.0.0.0:8080
at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (node:net:1940:16)
at listenInCluster (node:net:1997:12)
at node:net:2206:7
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21) {
code: 'EADDRINUSE',
errno: -98,
syscall: 'listen',
address: '0.0.0.0',
port: 8080
}
[2025-09-13 09:54:33.574] [ERROR] MagicMirror² will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2025-09-13 09:54:33.574] [ERROR] If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/issues
[2025-09-13 09:54:35.235] [INFO]
#### System Information ####
...
```
## after
```
[2025-09-13 09:53:20.151] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.33.0-develop
...
[2025-09-13 09:53:20.928] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 ...
[2025-09-13 09:53:20.931] [WARN] You're using a full whitelist configuration to allow for all IPs
[2025-09-13 09:53:20.970] [ERROR]
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
PORT IN USE: 0.0.0.0:8080
Another process (most likely another MagicMirror instance)
is already using this port.
Stop the other process (free the port) or use a different port.
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[2025-09-13 09:53:22.471] [INFO]
#### System Information ####
...
```
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