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How to Quickly Free up a Port on Macos

When developing applications, one common problem can be that a necessary port is occupied. Typically, to find out which port is occupied and free it up, you need to use the Terminal. Alternatively, you can install the free Port Smith app, which displays a list of all applications and occupied ports from the Menu Bar. From there, you can also quickly close a problematic connection. If necessary, you can enable notifications for new connections in…
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When developing applications, one common problem can be that a necessary port is occupied. Typically, to find out which port is occupied and free it up, you need to use the Terminal. Alternatively, you can install the free Port Smith app, which displays a list of all applications and occupied ports from the Menu Bar. From there, you can also quickly close a problematic connection. If necessary, you can enable notifications for new connections in…

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