Cannot reach http://localhost:3000 after starting Ruby on Rails server

I cannot reach http://localhost:3000 after starting Ruby on Rails server when running Windows 8. After running rails server in the directory that I want the server to start, the following prompt shows up:

C:\Users\Brian\railsapp>rails server => Booting WEBrick => Rails 3.2.13 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000 => Call with -d to detach => Ctrl-C to shutdown server Exiting C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/bundler-1.3.5/lib/bundler/ rubygems_integ ration.rb:214:in `block in replace_gem': Please install the sqlite3 adapter: `ge m install activerecord-sqlite3-adapter` (sqlite3 is not part of the bundle. Add it to Gemfile.) (LoadError)         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activerecord-3.2.13/lib/act ive_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb:3:in `<top (required)>'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `require'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `block in require'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/dependencies.rb:236:in `load_dependency'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `require'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activerecord-3.2.13/lib/act ive_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb: 50:in `resol ve_hash_connection'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activerecord-3.2.13/lib/act ive_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb: 41:in `resol ve_string_connection'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activerecord-3.2.13/lib/act ive_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb: 25:in `spec'

        from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activerecord-3.2.13/lib/act ive_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb: 130:in `esta blish_connection'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activerecord-3.2.13/lib/act ive_record/railtie.rb:82:in `block (2 levels) in <class:Railtie>'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:36:in `instance_eval'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:36:in `execute_hook'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:43:in `block in run_load_hooks'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:42:in `each'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activesupport-3.2.13/lib/ac tive_support/lazy_load_hooks.rb:42:in `run_load_hooks'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activerecord-3.2.13/lib/act ive_record/base.rb:720:in `<top (required)>'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/ activerecord-3.2.13/lib/act ive_record/railtie.rb:88:in `block in <class:Railtie>'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/i nitializable.rb:30:in `instance_exec'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/i nitializable.rb:30:in `run'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/i nitializable.rb:55:in `block in run_initializers'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/i nitializable.rb:54:in `each'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/i nitializable.rb:54:in `run_initializers'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/a pplication.rb:136:in `initialize!'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/r ailtie/configurable.rb:30:in `method_missing'         from C:/Users/Brian/railsapp/config/environment.rb:5:in `<top (required)

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        from C:/Users/Brian/railsapp/config.ru:3:in `require'         from C:/Users/Brian/railsapp/config.ru:3:in `block in <main>'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/ rack/builder .rb:51:in `instance_eval'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/ rack/builder .rb:51:in `initialize'         from C:/Users/Brian/railsapp/config.ru:in `new'         from C:/Users/Brian/railsapp/config.ru:in `<main>'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/ rack/builder .rb:40:in `eval'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/ rack/builder .rb:40:in `parse_file'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/ rack/server. rb:200:in `app'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/c ommands/server.rb:46:in `app'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/ rack/server. rb:304:in `wrapped_app'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/ rack/server. rb:254:in `start'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/c ommands/server.rb:70:in `start'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/c ommands.rb:55:in `block in <top (required)>'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/c ommands.rb:50:in `tap'         from C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/railties-3.2.13/ lib/rails/c ommands.rb:50:in `<top (required)>'         from script/rails:6:in `require'         from script/rails:6:in `<main>'

C:\Users\Brian\railsapp>

After going to Internet Explorer 10, I tried to access http://localhost:3000, and I got a "This page can't be displayed" error. I tried doing "telnet localhost 3000" in the Command Prompt, and I got a "Could not open connection to the host, on port 3000" error. I also tried modifying C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts, removing the # symbol for one of the "localhost" entries, but I still could not access http://localhost:3000. Please help me with this issue. Thank you.

I cannot reach http://localhost:3000 after starting Ruby on Rails server when running Windows 8. After running rails server in the directory that I want the server to start, the following prompt shows up:

C:\Users\Brian\railsapp>rails server => Booting WEBrick => Rails 3.2.13 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000 => Call with -d to detach => Ctrl-C to shutdown server Exiting C:/Ruby200-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/bundler-1.3.5/lib/bundler/ rubygems_integ ration.rb:214:in `block in replace_gem': Please install the sqlite3 adapter: `ge m install activerecord-sqlite3-adapter` (sqlite3 is not part of the bundle. Add it to Gemfile.) (LoadError)

The error is saying that it cannot find the sqlite3 adaptor. Have you run bundle install

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After going to Internet Explorer 10, I tried to access http://localhost:3000, and I got a "This page can't be displayed" error. I tried doing "telnet localhost 3000" in the Command Prompt, and I got a "Could not open connection to the host, on port 3000" error. I also tried modifying C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts, removing the # symbol for one of the "localhost" entries, but I still could not access http://localhost:3000. Please help me with this issue. Thank you.

Since the server has exited that is not really surprising. Error messages can be daunting but it is always worth reading them to try and work out what the problem is.

Colin

According to the stack trace sqlite3 isn’t part of the bundle, so bundle install wouldn’t help without adding it first.

Also most rails devs use Linux or Mac for their work so I would advice the OP to use a VM with Ubuntu or set the machine up for dual boot. The chance to get help is much higher since he hasn’t to cope with windows specific errors for himself.

OK, I was not sure whether the error meant that it is not part of the installed bundle or is missing from Gemfile itself, though I have to admit that the error message is specific.

@CatGuy90 I would have expected sqlite to be included in Gemfile be default, have you removed it yourself?

Colin