cannot-deploy-app.md

Cannot Deploy a Function with Fn client

Error Messages

fn --verbose deploy --app app-name --local fails with error message.

• "Fn: Get http://localhost:8080/v2/apps?name=nodeapp: dial tcp [::1]:8080: connect: connection refused"

Problem

The most common causes of this error message is:

• The Fn server has not been started.
• Another service is using port 8080.

Solution

To solve this problem:

• Start Fn server
• If Fn server does not start
  • Run netstat -a to see if there is a server on port 8080.
  • Stop the other server.
  • Start Fn server.