curl: (7) Failed to connect to localhost port 8080 Connection refused

Question

I am trying to use this command to see the running status of my port, but I am getting this error in a loop. Kindlly help!

Solution

Apparently, port 8080 is not open on the host in question. To see if something is listening on a certain port or if it's open at all, you can use netstat -tlpen | grep 8080 or nc -vz [host] [port]

Comments

[user535733]

The response is clearly telling you the status of the port. It's closed.

[White Mars]

The port 8080 is closed, that's why you are getting error. If you want to check the status of port, you could use netstat command

[Adeena Lathiya]

can you tell me how to use this command

[user535733]

See man netstat for complete instructions on how to use the command. See also the many netstat tutorials available online. We are happy to answer questions, but we are not going to re-create those many resources for you.

[Adeena Lathiya]

can u tell me how to use this command

[slavov]

I have the same issue, and here is my output from netstat: tcp6 0 0 :::8080 :::* LISTEN 0 665011 -