From 014562a5ed2e6d924dac3c62b680d374709a5bdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joseph Adams <josephdadams@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:35:34 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: gracefully handle when satellite cannot bind REST port
 (#152)

---
 satellite/src/rest.ts | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/satellite/src/rest.ts b/satellite/src/rest.ts
index 859fdc2..b6f32dd 100644
--- a/satellite/src/rest.ts
+++ b/satellite/src/rest.ts
@@ -157,8 +157,12 @@ export class RestServer {
 		const port = this.appConfig.get('restPort')
 
 		if (enabled && port) {
-			this.server = this.app.listen(port)
-			console.log(`REST server starting: port: ${port}`)
+			try {
+				this.server = this.app.listen(port)
+				console.log(`REST server starting: port: ${port}`)
+			} catch (error) {
+				console.error('Error starting REST server:', error)
+			}
 		} else {
 			console.log('REST server not starting: port 0')
 		}