Level 2
It means you already have a DNS service running on that port., please whatever service you are using and restart herd.
Aug 27, 2023
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Level 1
How to turn "on" the DNSMasq in Herd?
I see DNSMasq with a gray dot instead of green dot. How to turn it on? Here is the screenshot:
i.imgurdotcom/32Y4dXb.png
And here is the error message I obtain if I click on the icon to the right:
i.imgurdotcom/dZURgIc.png
Replace dot with . in the links.
Level 1
Any update here? I have the same issue.
Level 14
@fyrefli DNS needs for port 53 to be available, good chance your device already uses that port for the OS to resolve DNS.
I assume you use MacOS, i do not have any experience with that but a quick google search resolves on https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/369968/what-is-bound-at-port-53-of-localhost-and-how-to-stop-that-service
Be aware for what you kill to get this working, again no idea what a Mac does with 53 specifically but instantly killing it might not be the best option i assume.
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Level 30
@Cruorzy – I am on a Mac machine. For me, it was dnsmasq installed via homebrew that was using the port. I simply killed the process and uninstalled it to allow the version that shipped with Herd to work. Thank you for you direction.
Level 4
@Cibsmart thank you! It was the same cause in my case. For anyone else encountering this, just do:
sudo brew services stop dnsmasq
Then click "Stop All" in the Herd dropdown and click "Start all" to restart all services including dnsmasq
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