ckan test: Running CKAN on http://localhost:5000

[chenxj2020]

I'm trying to run the CKAN test and it doesn't work.
The initializing DB is success.
When I run the ckan.ini, it just stopping at there, and shows no error information, like following:

[ckan.cli] Using configuration file /etc/ckan/default/ckan.ini
[ckan.config.environment] Loading static files from public
[ckan.config.environment] Loading templates from /root/ckan/lib/default/src/ckan/ckan/templates
[ckan.config.environment] Loading templates from /root/ckan/lib/default/src/ckan/ckan/templates
[ckan.cli.server] Running CKAN on http://localhost:5000
[ckan.cli] Using configuration file /etc/ckan/default/ckan.ini
[ckan.config.environment] Loading static files from public
[ckan.config.environment] Loading templates from /root/ckan/lib/default/src/ckan/ckan/templates
[ckan.config.environment] Loading templates from /root/ckan/lib/default/src/ckan/ckan/templates
[ckan.cli.server] Running CKAN on http://localhost:5000

Any answer is much appreciated!

[amercader]

This looks like you got it working! What happens when you open the browser and go to http://localhost:5000 ?

[anuveyatsu]

@chenxj2020 it looks like CKAN is running. Can you try to access using http://127.0.0.1:5000 instead of localhost? Otherwise, it is difficult to say what's wrong from the provided information.

[chenxj2020]

Thank you, anuveyatsu,
Yes, now I can open both http://localhost:5000 and http://127.0.0.1:5000.
But, I don't know why I can not open the website with my IP, ie., replace "127.0.0.1" with my IP.
Is there any parameter that need I to set?
Thank you very much.

[anuveyatsu]

@chenxj2020 great to know it worked! I'm not sure but I think this is a networking issue and not related to CKAN itself. I'm not aware of any parameter that can resolve it.

[chenxj2020]

Yes, it may be related to network settings. Thank you so much, @anuveyatsu.

[starship9]

I'm actually facing the same problem right now! I built from source, the cli tells me CKAN is running, but I'm unable to access localhost:5000 or even 127.0.0.1:5000

Here's what the terminal says:

2023-11-27 16:31:52,217 INFO [ckan.cli.server] Running CKAN on http://localhost:5000

[hongjie123]

I have encountered the same problem before and it has now been resolved. You need to modify the configuration file of ckan, for example: ckan.ini

ckan.devserver.host = 0.0.0.0
ckan.devserver.port = 5000

Run ckan again and you will be able to access your site through IP: 5000.

[k3ybladewielder]

@hongjie123 This is the only modification you made ? I test here and occurs the same error related by @starship9 and @chenxj2020. I'm unable to access localhost:5000 or even 127.0.0.1:5000

[hongjie123]

Yes, when modifying the ckan.ini file and restarting ckan, the following message will appear: [ckan. cli. server] Running CKAN on http://0.0.0.0:5000
You can now access it using IP+port.

[k3ybladewielder]

@hongjie123 you installed ckan from package or from source?

[hongjie123]

Source install（https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.10/maintaining/installing/index.html#source-install）

[Andries-B]

Looks like I had a similar situation. After a fresh install from ubuntu packages (https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.10/maintaining/installing/install-from-package.html) the system was running well, except for always directing the browser to 127.0.0.1:5000. This can be changed in CKAN settings file /etc/ckan/default/ckan.ini . After installation there was this line:

ckan.site_url = http://127.0.0.1:5000

Changed this to: (it listens on port 80, so no port specification needed)

ckan.site_url = http://<your-web-server>

Restart and it works