# Logstash Error: address already in use issue

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-address-already-in-use-issue/163561>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 9, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-address-already-in-use-issue/163561 "2019-01-09T15:06:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![sreekaanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@sreekaanth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sreekaanth)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-address-already-in-use-issue/163561/1 "2019-01-09T15:06:29Z")

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I am trying to start logstash with bin/logstash -f logstash.conf. However I am getting error: address already in use. Checked netstat -an | grep :5044 and I end up getting only the logstash process using that port.

How do I overcome this issue.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error-address-already-in-use-issue/163561/2 "2019-02-06T15:06:30Z")

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