How to kill localhost:8080 running Stirling-PDF from browser

tckosvic · September 9, 2024, 5:10pm

Got Stirling-PDF compiled for local use. It is started using java in a terminal. It runs as web app in localhost:8080 after you open a browser window pointed to that addy.

After usage of Stirling-PDF, killing the web page tab does not kill the localhost:8080. Killing the process in the terminal also does not kill the localhost:8080. It remains running.

Only way to kill service, that I have found, is to find the pid of localhost:8080 and then kill that pid in another terminal window.

Is there a way to kill localhost:8080 from within the browser (vivaldi) during or before you close its window tab?

thanks, tom kosvic

hcvv · September 9, 2024, 5:26pm

I am tryig to understand this.

Am I right that behind localhost:8080 there is a web server running?

And that you use a HTTP/HTTPS browser (Vivaldi) to connect as client to that server?

And then you want to kill the sever from the client?

Let us hope that that will never be possible. Do you really think that when killing e.g. this openSUSE forums web-server from your, mine and everybody eleses browser, it would survive longer then a minute?

heitormoreira · September 9, 2024, 5:45pm

Could you show every command that you are running together with its output?
As mentioned, terminating the client doesn’t terminate the server.

tckosvic · September 9, 2024, 6:46pm

Am I right that behind localhost:8080 there is a web server running?
And that you use a HTTP/HTTPS browser (Vivaldi) to connect as client to that server?pe or paste code here

yes, terminal starts server and says to open localhost:8080 tab in browser to run Stirling-PDF in that window tab.

I understand, from your comment, why shutting down server from client should not be allowed. Didn’t think to look at this on a larger scale.

Will continue to kill Stirling-PDF server from killing pid.
thanks for straightening me out. tom kosvic

hui · September 9, 2024, 6:57pm

Isn’t is described in the project documentation how to stop the service?

github.com

Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/LocalRunGuide.md#optional-run-stirling-pdf-as-a-service-requires-root


To run the application without Docker/Podman, you will need to manually install all dependencies and build the necessary components.

Note that some dependencies might not be available in the standard repositories of all Linux distributions, and may require additional steps to install.

The following guide assumes you have a basic understanding of using a command line interface in your operating system.

It should work on most Linux distributions and MacOS. For Windows, you might need to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for certain steps.
The amount of dependencies is to actually reduce overall size, ie installing LibreOffice sub components rather than full LibreOffice package.

You could theoretically use a Distrobox/Toolbox, if your Distribution has old or not all Packages. But you might just as well use the Docker Container then.

### Step 1: Prerequisites

Install the following software, if not already installed:

- Java 17 or later (21 recommended)

- Gradle 7.0 or later (included within repo so not needed on server)

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sudo systemctl stop stirlingpdf.service

tckosvic · September 9, 2024, 8:57pm

I did not use steps from below:
“### Optional: Run Stirling-PDF as a service (requires root)”

I compiled source (not using the docker version) and am running Stirling-PDF as user. Did not create/start stirlingpdf.service.
I will kill Stirling-PDF server from pid.

thanks for looking into it. tom kosvic

system · October 9, 2024, 8:58pm

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