Ubuntu web dashboard connection refused, not listening on port 8096

[bblackmoor 16]

This is not a question: I found and fixed my problem. But I thought it might help someone else if I put the problem and the answer here, where they may search for it a year from now.

The problem: I installed Emby, used it for ten months (thank you!), then uninstalled it because I thought I was switching to another application. After realizing that the other application was inadequate to my needs (your needs may be different), I uninstalled that and re-installed Emby. All went smoothly until the step to access the web dashboard.

Failed to connect to localhost port 8096: Connection refused

Netstat showed that Emby was not even listening.

$ sudo netstat -tulpn | grep EmbyServer
$ sudo netstat | grep 8096
$

Apache (on ports 80 and 443) worked fine.

The solution: I renamed this file (which is a user library database):

$ sudo mv /var/lib/emby/data/library.db /var/lib/emby/data/library.db.old

I do not know why this fixed it. But it did.

I hope that someone finds this useful. And searchable.

 

Edited May 24, 2022 by bblackmoor
So many typos...

[Luke 42077]

HI there, if you can attach the emby server log from when that happened, we might be able to determine why. 

[bblackmoor 16]

8 minutes ago, Luke said:

HI there, if you can attach the emby server log from when that happened, we might be able to determine why. 

I would be happy to. Note that I moved the library.db file at 15:03:51.

org.mortshire.embyserver.zip