Cannot access web interface - lighttpd not running

[tyrrel]

Please follow the below template, it will help us to help you!

Expected Behaviour:

PiHole inital install

Actual Behaviour:

All other systems working fine
Cannot access web interface

Debug Token:

https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/q0bk9qcx0x

[mibere]

Is there already a Apache webserver running on that system?

[tyrrel]

Not that I'm aware of. I set up a new raspbian lite image. Do you have a command I could use to check?

[tyrrel]

Running sudo service httpd status gives "unit httpd.service could not be found"

[Thanos_L]

i have similar problem with new installation. My lighttpd running but without inetrface..

● lighttpd.service - Lighttpd Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/lighttpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2019-09-10 12:18:12 EEST; 9min ago
Process: 256 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/lighttpd -tt -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 402 (lighttpd)
Memory: 6.3M
CGroup: /system.slice/lighttpd.service
└─402 /usr/sbin/lighttpd -D -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Sep 10 12:18:07 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Sep 10 12:18:12 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.

Your debug token is: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/ul5eqdgaou

[mibere]

Don't know what operating system you both use, but can you please read or check

400 Bad Request - Buster, Pi4 4GB

Expected Behaviour: When going to PiHole (via IP address or pi.hole) lighttpd should automatically redirect to /pihole/index.php Actual Behaviour: 400 Bad Request Debug Token: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/x329j5mn4x Additional Information LIGHTTPD/Error.log shows the following 2019-08-16 23:59:44: (server.c.1464) server started (lighttpd/1.4.53) 2019-08-16 23:59:44: (server.c.1493) WARNING: unknown config-key: alias.url (ignored) 2019-08-17 00:01:07: (response.c.404) uri-path does not be…

[Thanos_L]

for me no luck...

[tyrrel]

No help. Made no difference to my error logs either. The lighttpd daemon is still offline.

[g3o]

Hi
I had the same boring problem.
Pi-hole was running good (for some months) and after a update no more web-interface was aviable.
I followed the insctructions on Lighttpd does not start - #11 by djcraysey but this didn't solved the problem.
But the Idea was good: Installing a program that contains lighttpd.

So I found a workaround:
sudo apt-get install gamin (this re-installs lighttpd)
sudo apt-get purge gamin (this uninstalls lighttpd)
curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash (this re-installs lighttpd for the pi-hole).

For me it worked, I hope it will help you too.

[tyrrel]

Brilliant, this worked! Thank you!

[Thanos_L]

Damn this worked! Thank you! !!

[jfb]

@tyrrel

Running sudo service httpd status gives “unit httpd.service could not be found”

sudo service lighttpd status is the correct command

[g3o]

After a update the same problems are here.
For me it looks like when "apt update" updates lighttpd, the pi-hole settigs are overwritten and the web-interface is no more aviable. Perhaps on another port?

I have updated and simplified my workaround above:
sudo apt purge lighttpd
sudo pihole -r

Best regards
Christopher