# Server Edition Error (ManagerServer.exe giving Error) **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 13, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974 "2022-07-13T15:51:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/1 "2022-07-13T15:51:46Z")
Please Help! Server Edition ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/8/6/86ed7ef98404cf558abd427339df6f3569b48cf0.png) ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/2 "2022-07-13T16:08:47Z")
Please furnish more information. Your subject says “System doesn’t start.” Do you mean your server won’t start, the program won’t launch on the server, or you cannot log in to the server? What exactly triggered the error message? It also looks like you are dealing with the 64-bit version of Manager. Is your server 64 or 32 bit? ---
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/3 "2022-07-13T16:13:54Z")
I’m trying to open the file: ManagerServer.exe So I can start working after that, but instead of giving me this picture: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/6/e/6e490f96a656ff0cfc185dc690778a331886ffff.png) it is closing immediately after giving me that error i posted first it is normal windows 11 , 64bit I have edited the title ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/4 "2022-07-13T16:27:37Z")
According to the installation guides that screenshot you show is the same as in the guides at [Windows | Manager](https://www.manager.io/server/installation/windows/) You then need to open your webbrowser using [http://127.0.0.1:8080](http://127.0.0.1:8080/). In other words follow the installation and startup procedures as in the guides. ---
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/5 "2022-07-13T20:41:19Z")
the issue has nothing to do with the installation guide, it needs a look from the developer … he will figure it out immediatly ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/6 "2022-07-13T20:59:49Z")
Did you even try to open the browser and enter [http://127.0.0.1:8080](http://127.0.0.1:8080) ? This is the way Manager Server starts and NOT with opening ManagerServer.exe. Your screenshot shows that the Manager server is listening on port 8080, hence the need to type the complete URL which includes :8080 which stands for the port. There is nothing for @Lubos to sort out, you just need to use the server edition as prescribed. I think that you may have used a Desktop version before which opens through the .exe file. The server edition requires starting of Manager Server which you did correctly as per screenshot and then open your browser and enter the Manager Server URL as provided. ---
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/7 "2022-07-13T21:09:35Z")
I did all of this … I tried to replace file by file too from a fresh copy … 6 hours trying all possible solutions ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/8 "2022-07-13T21:15:18Z")
You got exactly the same screenshot as in the guides [Windows | Manager](https://www.manager.io/server/installation/windows/) under launching Manager Server by double-clicking on `ManagerServer` or `ManagerServer.exe` So you successfully launched the server, you would not see anything else as the Manager program can only be accessed when you open your web-browser (Chrome / Firefox / Edge, etc) and navigate to [http://127.0.0.1:8080](http://127.0.0.1:8080) You will then get the login screen. This is the way it works. ---
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/9 "2022-07-13T21:23:00Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/8/6/86ed7ef98404cf558abd427339df6f3569b48cf0.png) this is what i’m getting ---
**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/10 "2022-07-13T22:05:44Z")
Why are you still trying to launch Manager server? Manager.exe is the launcher not the accounting software. Just open your web browser and login to this page as @eko just described three times: > [@eko](#): > > …open your web-browser (Chrome / Firefox / Edge, etc) and navigate to [http://127.0.0.1:8080](http://127.0.0.1:8080) You will then get the login screen. * * * **Edit:** the launcher is the background service which can only be launched once. So when you try to launch another instance, it should raise an error and that’s normal. ---
**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/11 "2022-07-13T22:16:07Z")
Sounds like you should try the Cloud verison ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/12 "2022-07-13T22:18:04Z")
> [@Ealfardan](#): > > the launcher is the background service which can only be launched once. So when you try to launch another instance, it should raise an error and that’s normal. Correct. So clear all the caches and shut down your system, wait for 10 seconds and then reboot. You can then launch ManagerServer.exe by double clicking it once and wait until it shows the black terminal screen with “HTTP server listening on port 8080.” This means Manager Server is active and waiting for the application to be launched using your webbrowser. So you need to open a browser and copy and past the following URL in your browser [http://127.0.0.1:8080](http://127.0.0.1:8080). You will then see the Manager Login Screen. Follow again the guide on how to login (username and password first time). ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/13 "2022-07-13T22:54:26Z")
@Yaser I’m not able to reproduce the issue. Works fine for me. But based on your stack trace, it is crashing when loading third-party library. Where did you obtained the “working” screenshot? On another machine? ---
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/14 "2022-07-14T05:45:14Z")
> [@lubos](#): > > On another machine? Yes But now i managed to fix IT and the last data which created after the last backup have been restored, so magically it is safe now and no data loss at all. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/15 "2022-07-14T06:01:21Z")
> [@Yaser](#): > > i managed to fix IT … magically For the benefit of others who come across a similar issue, what did you actually do to circumvent the error condition? ---
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/16 "2022-07-14T06:14:55Z")
I have an auto backup program and I schedule it to backup the system folder every 15 minutes then I add the backup folder + the main system folder to Google drive and I kept checking the versions of changes on Google drive until I reached to the last working backup before the crash, so I thought it is ok, but when I ran it, it gave me blank data like a fresh installation, (All of this are on another computer, not the production machine), so I went back with the last working backup of the system folder, then I downloaded a fresh server edition again from Manager io website, then I copied the extracted files to the main system folder on my computer And FINALLY, it is working after tons of tries in different directions I know it might be messy, but forgive me for not sorting it in an organized way because all my focus was to fix Thank you ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/17 "2022-07-14T06:47:19Z")
So it is clear that there is no problem with the ManagerServer installation as already concluded. You never mentioned that your problem was empty businesses as you indicated that Manager would not start. In future you are advised to do 2 things: 1. Regularly backup each business using the backup button for each and safe in at least 2 places. As you discovered your data is more important than the application itself. 2. If for whatever reason you do not see any businesses after an update / upgrade you need to re-import each business from back up by clicking in the homescreen Add Business → Import Business. ---
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/18 "2022-07-14T07:02:10Z")
Agree with you 100%, But we still need the auto-backup feature to exist with editable time schedule Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/19 "2022-07-14T12:03:23Z")
> [@Yaser](#): > > I’m have auto backup program and i schedule it to backup … i reached to the last working backup … All of this are on another computer, not the production machine That’s a sensible back up and recovery system. I also use an automated backup together with intermittent manual backups within Manager. ---
**Author:** ![Yaser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yaser/32/43236_2.png) [@Yaser](https://forum.manager.io/u/Yaser)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974/21 "2022-07-14T12:57:49Z")
I just found an easy simple solution now, Usually, I’m using Dataload program for all my work So I created a file now to create a backup every 15 minutes on another computer and it is running perfectly in a hilarious way, I will run it for a couple of days and demonstrate it here if Admin allows me the only condition is to keep a separate PC or A Raspberry PI only for it. [Next page](https://forum.manager.io/t/server-edition-error-managerserver-exe-giving-error/41974.md?page=2)