# Localhost refused to connect

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-refused-to-connect/29218>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [October 20, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-refused-to-connect/29218 "2019-10-20T02:12:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dp\_palai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@dp\_palai](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dp_palai)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-refused-to-connect/29218/1 "2019-10-20T02:12:47Z")

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Hi, I installed Ignition 8.0.4 in my laptop. Just after installation it takes me to localhost:8088 in my web browser and it opens without any issue. But later after I turn on my laptop When I again try to open localhost:8088 in web browser it does not open. It gives message ‘localhost refused to connect.’ I reinstall the software and changed the port number to 8090 but still I get the same issue. Please help. Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-refused-to-connect/29218/2 "2019-10-20T12:58:23Z")

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That means the service isn’t starting at boot-up. There’s a variety of reasons why that might be so, depending on which operating system you are using. More information is likely in your OS logs.

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**Author:** ![Rendi.Yohanes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rendi.Yohanes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rendi.Yohanes)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-refused-to-connect/29218/3 "2019-10-21T16:13:34Z")

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I notice that this happens if you are still under Trial Version.  
You can try by manually starting the gateway either through Services or using “start-ignition.bat”

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**Author:** ![rajbhatthal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@rajbhatthal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rajbhatthal)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-refused-to-connect/29218/4 "2020-05-17T13:59:50Z")

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Thanks. I was having same problem and this works 👍