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title: "mod_rest on ejabberd 15.0.4 on MAC OS X yosemite is not starting"  
description: "mod_rest on ejabberd 15.0.4 on MAC OS X yosemite is not starting"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-06-24  
updated: 2015-06-24  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23311/mod_rest-on-ejabberd-15-0-4-on-mac-os-x-yosemite-is-not-starting  
category: "erlang"  
tags: ["functional programming", "concurrent programming", "erlang"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# mod_rest on ejabberd 15.0.4 on MAC OS X yosemite is not starting

I have been [trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93698/6-mistakes-couples-are-trying-to-save-money) to [configure](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/242/how-to-configuring-sql-server-memory-settings) mod_rest in my ejabberd(ver 15.0.4) server to [connect](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12810/how-to-connect-tablet-to-external-monitor-or-flat-screen-tv-using-computer-adapters) it with [http server](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160008/how-to-create-a-simple-http-server-using-node-js)(XAMPP) but after compiling and setting everything it won't get started and generates a crash reports.

mod_rest.erl is downloaded from: [https://github.com/processone/ejabberd-contrib/tree/master/mod_rest](https://github.com/processone/ejabberd-contrib/tree/master/mod_rest)

crash [report](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/334/crystal-report):

```
2015-06-23 19:41:44 =CRASH REPORT====  crasher:    initial call: ejabberd_http:init/2    pid: <0.455.0>    registered_name: []    exception throw: {{module_must_be_started_in_vhost,mod_rest,<<"localhost">>},[{mod_rest,try_get_option,3,[{file,"mod_rest.erl"},{line,107}]},{mod_rest,check_member_option,3,[{file,"mod_rest.erl"},{line,122}]},{mod_rest,process,2,[{file,"mod_rest.erl"},{line,51}]},{ejabberd_http,process,5,[{file,"src/ejabberd_http.erl"},{line,365}]},{ejabberd_http,process_request,1,[{file,"src/ejabberd_http.erl"},{line,449}]},{ejabberd_http,process_header,2,[{file,"src/ejabberd_http.erl"},{line,287}]},{ejabberd_http,parse_headers,1,[{file,"src/ejabberd_http.erl"},{line,203}]},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3,[{file,"proc_lib.erl"},{line,237}]}]}    ancestors: [ejabberd_http_sup,ejabberd_sup,<0.37.0>]    messages: []    links: [<0.329.0>,#Port<0.3837>]    dictionary: []    trap_exit: false    status: running    heap_size: 1598    stack_size: 27    reductions: 839  neighbours:2015-06-23 19:41:44 =SUPERVISOR REPORT====     Supervisor: {local,ejabberd_http_sup}     Context:    child_terminated     Reason:     {module_must_be_started_in_vhost,mod_rest,<<"localhost">>}     Offender:   [{pid,<0.455.0>},{name,undefined},{mfargs,{ejabberd_http,start_link,undefined}},{restart_type,temporary},{shutdown,1000},{child_type,worker}]
```

[error](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88527/fixing-quickbooks-error-4120-reinstalling-vs-repairing).log

```
2015-06-23 19:41:44.554 [error] <0.455.0> CRASH REPORT Process <0.455.0> with 0 neighbours crashed with reason: {module_must_be_started_in_vhost,mod_rest,<<"localhost">>} in mod_rest:try_get_option/3 line 1072015-06-23 19:41:44.554 [error] <0.329.0> Supervisor ejabberd_http_sup had child undefined started with {ejabberd_http,start_link,undefined} at <0.455.0> exit with reason {module_must_be_started_in_vhost,mod_rest,<<"localhost">>} in context child_terminated
```

**ejabberd.log**\

\

```
2015-06-23 19:40:41.941 [info] <0.7.0> Application lager started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:41.958 [info] <0.7.0> Application crypto started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:41.987 [info] <0.7.0> Application sasl started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:41.996 [info] <0.7.0> Application asn1 started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:41.996 [info] <0.7.0> Application public_key started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:42.051 [info] <0.7.0> Application ssl started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:42.071 [info] <0.7.0> Application p1_yaml started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:42.084 [info] <0.7.0> Application p1_tls started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:42.097 [info] <0.7.0> Application p1_xml started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:42.124 [info] <0.7.0> Application p1_stringprep started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:42.150 [info] <0.7.0> Application p1_zlib started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:42.161 [info] <0.7.0> Application p1_cache_tab started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:42.843 [info] <0.7.0> Application mnesia started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:44.575 [info] <0.37.0>@cyrsasl_digest:start:57 FQDN used to check DIGEST-MD5 SASL authentication: my.msserver.com2015-06-23 19:40:44.729 [info] <0.7.0> Application inets started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:44.811 [info] <0.447.0>@ejabberd_listener:listen_tcp:194 Reusing listening port for 52852015-06-23 19:40:44.811 [info] <0.448.0>@ejabberd_listener:listen_tcp:194 Reusing listening port for 52222015-06-23 19:40:44.811 [info] <0.449.0>@ejabberd_listener:listen_tcp:194 Reusing listening port for 52692015-06-23 19:40:44.812 [info] <0.450.0>@ejabberd_listener:listen_tcp:194 Reusing listening port for 52802015-06-23 19:40:44.812 [info] <0.37.0>@ejabberd_app:start:71 ejabberd 15.04 is started in the node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:44.812 [info] <0.7.0> Application ejabberd started on node ejabberd@localhost2015-06-23 19:40:48.306 [info] <0.450.0>@ejabberd_listener:accept:304 (#Port<0.3810>) Accepted connection 127.0.0.1:54407 -> 127.0.0.1:52802015-06-23 19:40:48.322 [info] <0.454.0>@ejabberd_http:init:155 started: {gen_tcp,#Port<0.3810>}2015-06-23 19:41:44.553 [info] <0.447.0>@ejabberd_listener:accept:304 (#Port<0.3837>) Accepted connection 127.0.0.1:54436 -> 127.0.0.1:52852015-06-23 19:41:44.553 [info] <0.455.0>@ejabberd_http:init:155 started: {gen_tcp,#Port<0.3837>}2015-06-23 19:41:44.554 [error] <0.455.0> CRASH REPORT Process <0.455.0> with 0 neighbours crashed with reason: {module_must_be_started_in_vhost,mod_rest,<<"localhost">>} in mod_rest:try_get_option/3 line 1072015-06-23 19:41:44.554 [error] <0.329.0> Supervisor ejabberd_http_sup had child undefined started with {ejabberd_http,start_link,undefined} at <0.455.0> exit with reason {module_must_be_started_in_vhost,mod_rest,<<"localhost">>} in context child_terminated
```

Configration [settings](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/63563/steps-to-change-the-wireless-settings-using-linksys-cloud-account) used in yml :\

```
 mod_rest: [] -     port: 5285    module: ejabberd_http    request_handlers:       "/rest": mod_rest
```

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