I was having issues after upgrading to the newest version of Local where I would get a 500 error when truing to start sites. I uninstalled everything to try a clean install, but not I am getting a "Host already exists: “local-by-flywheel” err message whenever I try to install Local: https://db.tt/6VCkptBVgG
VirtualBox shows nothing pertaining to Local and I’m now at a loss for how to get the local environment up and running.
Any guidance?
Hey James,
You can open up /Applications/VirtualBox.app and remove the local-by-flywheel VM there.
Also, if you are trying to put the sites in /Volumes and not your main hard drive you’re going to run into issues. We’re currently working on a solution that should be out soon.
There is no reference to local-by-flywheel in VirtualBox: https://db.tt/Ec6cSoZw8E
I’m not using Volumes for sites.
Aha. You should be set after running this.
This assumes you have Local by Flywheel in /Applications
/Applications/Local\ by\ Flywheel.app/Contents/Resources/extraResources/virtual-machine/vendor/docker/osx/docker-machine rm -f local-by-flywheel
That almost appears to start to work. It start the process of creating the Host Machines, but once it gets to 100%, it displays this message and Local crashes: 
When I try and restart it I get the same message from the beginning.
Anything else I can try?
Hey James,
2.0.2 might help: https://local.getflywheel.com/community/t/local-by-flywheel-2-0-2-macos-only
If not, please go to Help » Reveal Local’s Log and e-mail it to clay@getflywheel.com so I can take a closer look.
I emailed you the file.
Okay, based off of your logs it looks like it’s caused by some leftover Pressmatic info.
Here’s what you can try:
Quit out of Local
Browse to ~/Library/Application Support/Local by Flywheel
Quickest way to do this is go open Finder and press Cmd + Shift + G then enter that path since ~/Library is hidden
Delete the following: machine-info.json, machine-ip.json, and machine.json
Re-open Local
If the steps above do not help, you can try running this command and then repeating those steps.
/Applications/Local\ by\ Flywheel.app/Contents/Resources/extraResources/virtual-machine/vendor/docker/osx/docker-machine rm -f local-by-flywheel
I’m so sorry for the runaround! Fingers crossed this gets you running with Local again.
Thanks you for sticking with me through this because I really love Local otherwise.
Unfortunately, When I browse to Application Support there is no such Local by Flywheel directory so nothing for me to delete. Still stuck.
Make sure you’re browsing to ~/Library/ and not /Library. The former is a shortcut to /Users/jameslaw(orwhateveryourusernameis)/Library and the first is literally /Library.
This worked for me, but I can’t start existing sites. I can only create new ones. I get the 500 error on the existing sites.
Try navigating to this: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Local\ by\ Flywheel/
Hey @scottwyden,
Are you still running into the 500 error on the existing sites?
All good still!