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About Port 8000

Port 8000 is commonly used by:

Django development server
PHP built-in development server
Python SimpleHTTPServer / http.server
Tornado web server
Pyramid web framework

Common Issues with Port 8000

"Port 8000 is already in use"

This error occurs when another application is already using port 8000. Solutions:

Find and close the application using port 8000
Use a different port:
- Django: python manage.py runserver 8001
- PHP: php -S localhost:8001
- Python HTTP Server: python -m http.server 8001
On Windows, find and kill the process: netstat -ano | findstr :8000 then taskkill /PID [PID] /F
On Linux/Mac: lsof -i :8000 then kill -9 [PID]

"Django development server not accessible from other devices"

By default, Django's development server only listens on localhost:

To make it accessible from other devices on your network: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
Add your host to ALLOWED_HOSTS in settings.py: ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*'] (for development only)
Note: This is not recommended for production environments

"Static files not loading in Django"

If your static files aren't loading in development:

Ensure DEBUG = True in settings.py
Check that STATIC_URL is set correctly
Make sure your app is in INSTALLED_APPS
Verify file paths and directory structure

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