mac nginx configuration

Question

ginx: [emerg] bind() to 0.0.0.0:8080 failed (48: Address already in use) What does this mean

Answer 1

Translation: Port binding error, the port has been used first.

Change the port, 80 is occupied, or find which program is occupying it. It is most likely apache under mac, mac comes with apache.

Answer 2

Port 8080 is occupied.
Can be executed from the command line

lsof -i:8080

Check which process is occupying it.

Answer 3

Check if an nginx process has been started

ps -ef | grep nginx