The latest articles on DEV Community by Simon Schröer (@sweikenb). https://dev.to/sweikenb https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F73629%2F0901eb30-348e-4c44-8036-4f5cd79bc479.jpeg https://dev.to/sweikenb en Simon Schröer Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:22:27 +0000 https://dev.to/sweikenb/mac-homebrew-vsm-could-not-get-hold-of-varnishd-is-it-running-solved-363b https://dev.to/sweikenb/mac-homebrew-vsm-could-not-get-hold-of-varnishd-is-it-running-solved-363b <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>When you install varnish natively on your macOS you might run into issues when using tools like <code>varnishlog</code>, <code>varnishtop</code>, ...</p> <p>You will get an error-message like:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nv">$ </span>varnishlog ..... VSM: Could not get hold of varnishd, is it running? </code></pre> </div> <h2> The Solution </h2> <p>To solve the issue, simply add the working directory to the commands:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>varnishlog <span class="nt">-n</span> /usr/local/var/varnish </code></pre> </div> <p>This should fix the problem.</p>