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Expand Up @@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ Read `reflex.log` to find the port the app is listening on. Look for a line like

### Step 2: Find the app process

Using the port from Step 1, locate the process:
Using the port from Step 1, locate the **listening** process (not browser connections):

```bash
lsof -i :<port> -t
lsof -i :<port> -sTCP:LISTEN -t
```

The `-sTCP:LISTEN` flag is critical — it filters to only the server process that is *listening* on the port, excluding browser or client connections. Without it, you may kill the user's browser.

If `lsof` is not available, use:

```bash
Expand All @@ -68,13 +70,13 @@ fuser <port>/tcp
Send `SIGINT` (equivalent to Ctrl+C) to gracefully stop the process:

```bash
kill -INT $(lsof -i :<port> -t)
kill -INT $(lsof -i :<port> -sTCP:LISTEN -t)
```

If the process doesn't stop, escalate to `SIGTERM`:

```bash
kill -TERM $(lsof -i :<port> -t)
kill -TERM $(lsof -i :<port> -sTCP:LISTEN -t)
```

### Step 4: Restart the server
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