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Couldn't establish a connection in WebGui. 'Is your browser running?'

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Complete solution

Shows how to fix couldn't establish a connection in WebGui. 'Is your browser running?'. Use it when you hit this exact problem. Skip it when your error message or symptom looks different.

TL;DR

Check your version of Browserless first , maintainers often fix the underlying bug in a later release, and the thread may predate it.

Steps

  1. Issue browserless/browserless#3023 (closed, 10 comments): After last Update , When press run button,on Search page getting : Couldn't establish a connection "ws://CONTAINER_IP:3007/". Is your browser running? Befor Working fine... using Unraid (Linux 64) Docker lasted version [image]
  2. If the browserless WebGui suddenly can't connect after an update ('Couldn't establish a connection ... Is your browser running?'), check which image tag you're on. The reporter fixed it by switching to the browserless/chrome:1-chrome-stable tag, where the WebUI connection worked again. Worth trying the stable tag before digging into networking.
  3. This comes from one real issue thread (https://github.com/browserless/browserless/issues/3023); it is the verified fix or approach from that thread, not a general manual. Check your version of Browserless first , maintainers often fix the underlying bug in a later release, and the thread may predate it.

When to use

You are seeing this: Befor Working fine... using Unraid (Linux 64) Docker lasted version [image] Use this skill when you run into "Couldn't establish a connection in WebGui. 'Is your browser running?'".

When not to use

If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

Versions

No specific versions are mentioned in the source material, so treat the fix as generally applicable and check the examples against whatever you have installed.

Why this happens

Issue browserless/browserless#3023 (closed, 10 comments): After last Update , When press run button,on Search page getting : Couldn't establish a connection "ws://CONTAINER_IP:3007/".

Sources

  • https://github.com/browserless/browserless/issues/3023

Evidence

Issue gh:browserless/browserless#3023 asked: Issue browserless/browserless#3023 (closed, 10 comments): After last Update , When press run button,on Search page getting : Couldn't establish a connection "ws://CONTAINER_IP:3007/". Is your browser running? Befor Working fine... using Unraid (Linux 64) Docker lasted version [image] The verified answer from the thread: If the browserless WebGui suddenly can't connect after an update ('Couldn't establish a connection ... Is your browser running?'), check which image tag you're on. The reporter fixed it by switching to the browserless/chrome:1-chrome-stable tag, where the WebUI connection worked again. Worth trying the stable tag before digging into networking. Source: https://github.com/browserless/browserless/issues/3023

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