router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI · error

failed to start HTTP server: %v

Error message

failed to start HTTP server: %v

What it means

Error "failed to start HTTP server: %v" thrown in router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI.

Source

Thrown at internal/api/server.go:270

	}

	return s
}

// Start begins listening for and serving HTTP or HTTPS requests.
// It's a blocking call and will only return on an unrecoverable error.
//
// Returns:
//   - error: An error if the server fails to start
func (s *Server) Start() error {
	if s == nil || s.server == nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start HTTP server: server not initialized")
	}

	addr := s.server.Addr
	listener, errListen := net.Listen("tcp", addr)
	if errListen != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start HTTP server: %v", errListen)
	}

	useTLS := s.cfg != nil && s.cfg.TLS.Enable
	if useTLS {
		certPath := strings.TrimSpace(s.cfg.TLS.Cert)
		keyPath := strings.TrimSpace(s.cfg.TLS.Key)
		if certPath == "" || keyPath == "" {
			if errClose := listener.Close(); errClose != nil {
				log.Errorf("failed to close listener after TLS validation failure: %v", errClose)
			}
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start HTTPS server: tls.cert or tls.key is empty")
		}
		certPair, errLoad := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certPath, keyPath)
		if errLoad != nil {
			if errClose := listener.Close(); errClose != nil {
				log.Errorf("failed to close listener after TLS key pair load failure: %v", errClose)
			}
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start HTTPS server: %v", errLoad)

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Solutions

1. Check the wrapped error for the listen failure (e.g. port in use, permission denied).
2. Verify the configured listen address and port are valid and free, then restart the server.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/api/server.go:270 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI@78f0c4079e (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/14710f78553e6778. Report an issue: GitHub.