# FTL Offline Lost connection to API (clean install)

**URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/ftl-offline-lost-connection-to-api-clean-install/19565
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [April 30, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/ftl-offline-lost-connection-to-api-clean-install/19565 "2019-04-30T12:19:13Z")
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### Author: ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/ftl-offline-lost-connection-to-api-clean-install/19565/8 "2019-04-30T21:49:07Z")

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This output tells you that BIND is running on port 53. This is a DNS server that may have been installed with your base OS installation.

This thread has the removal instructions: [Problem after updating "lost connection to api" - #8 by deHakkelaar](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/problem-after-updating-lost-connection-to-api/12487/8)

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