# Localhost not working

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 3, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476 "2024-09-03T11:20:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![farhad\_Hossain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@farhad\_Hossain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/farhad_Hossain)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/1 "2024-09-03T11:20:38Z")

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Hi there,  
Im trying to access my localhost after a long time being inactive (dont think thats makes a difference) . But it seems not to want to work ☹ .  
the Localhost is unavailable.

Kind regards  
Farhad Hossain

 ![local host unavailble](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/0/808e4a06a37896d71ac399a8b188ce3f1bb29a41.png)

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**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/2 "2024-09-03T11:33:06Z")

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Is the gateway actually running in your system?

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**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/3 "2024-09-03T11:46:11Z")

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Assuming windows check your services

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/9/597eb27357a63917092bc0eb59d25e7b6ca6030f.png)

If you did the default the name should be ignition if you changed it, look for the description Ignition Gateway.

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**Author:** ![farhad\_Hossain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@farhad\_Hossain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/farhad_Hossain)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/4 "2024-09-03T13:14:17Z")

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So it seems its not running. any idea on how to? 🙃

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/9/993ab58158ba3b3ddd179dfcf2a57940e631d272.png)

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**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/5 "2024-09-03T13:18:52Z")

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Unless I've not had enough coffee... I don't see the service installed on this PC. Are you sure you are on the correct machine?

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**Author:** ![farhad\_Hossain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@farhad\_Hossain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/farhad_Hossain)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/6 "2024-09-03T14:45:14Z")

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😂  
Ive been using the same machine for 3 years

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/7 "2024-09-03T14:49:12Z")

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you installed the designer launcher from somewhere...

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/8 "2024-09-03T14:58:43Z")

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Did your IT group uninstall the Ignition service? Or Ignition itself, possibly?

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**Author:** ![farhad\_Hossain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@farhad\_Hossain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/farhad_Hossain)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-not-working/95476/9 "2024-09-04T08:32:53Z")

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Thank you everyone for your help, ignition had to be installed again. 🙃