# "Unable to register procedure, because the name \`apoc.static.get\` is already in use **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop\ **Created:** [January 27, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unable-to-register-procedure-because-the-name-apoc-static-get-is-already-in-use/32782 "2021-01-27T13:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tideon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/tideon/32/4351_2.png) [@tideon](https://community.neo4j.com/u/tideon)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unable-to-register-procedure-because-the-name-apoc-static-get-is-already-in-use/32782/1 "2021-01-27T13:49:30Z")
Dear Everyone, **###### UPDATE** I uninstalled the APOC 4.1.0.6 and tried again and the database started. Does this help in fixing the issue / conflict? **######## UPDATE END** My database is starting any of the databases in a project. When I create a new project and database to see if it would start a test database, it starts it normally. Here is the error given and the cause is also stated, but i don't understand what it is trying to tell me to fix: at org.neo4j.graphdb.facade.DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.startDatabaseServer(DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.java:198) at org.neo4j.graphdb.facade.DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.build(DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.java:158) at com.neo4j.server.enterprise.EnterpriseManagementServiceFactory.createManagementService(EnterpriseManagementServiceFactory.java:38) at com.neo4j.server.enterprise.EnterpriseBootstrapper.createNeo(EnterpriseBootstrapper.java:20) at org.neo4j.server.NeoBootstrapper.start(NeoBootstrapper.java:117) at org.neo4j.server.NeoBootstrapper.start(NeoBootstrapper.java:87) at com.neo4j.server.enterprise.EnterpriseEntryPoint.main(EnterpriseEntryPoint.java:25) Caused by: org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifecycleException: Component 'org.neo4j.procedure.impl.GlobalProceduresRegistry@138aa3cc' was successfully initialized, but failed to start. Please see the attached cause exception "Unable to register procedure, because the name `apoc.static.get` is already in use.". at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifeSupport$LifecycleInstance.start(LifeSupport.java:463) at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifeSupport.start(LifeSupport.java:110) at org.neo4j.graphdb.facade.DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.startDatabaseServer(DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.java:189) ... 6 more Caused by: org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.exceptions.ProcedureException: Unable to register procedure, because the name `apoc.static.get` is already in use. at org.neo4j.procedure.impl.ProcedureRegistry.register(ProcedureRegistry.java:87) at org.neo4j.procedure.impl.GlobalProceduresRegistry.register(GlobalProceduresRegistry.java:143) at org.neo4j.procedure.impl.GlobalProceduresRegistry.register(GlobalProceduresRegistry.java:93) at org.neo4j.procedure.impl.GlobalProceduresRegistry.start(GlobalProceduresRegistry.java:345) at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifeSupport$LifecycleInstance.start(LifeSupport.java:442) ---
**Author:** ![david\_allen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/david_allen/32/13090_2.png) [@david\_allen](https://community.neo4j.com/u/david_allen)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unable-to-register-procedure-because-the-name-apoc-static-get-is-already-in-use/32782/2 "2021-01-27T20:46:25Z")
This error probably means that you have two copies of APOC in your plugins directory - one that was auto-installed by Desktop, and the other you may have installed yourself. Use Desktop to open the terminal into the right directory, go into the `plugins` sub-directory and look for 2 APOC jar files. If you find 2, delete whichever one you don't want. The error literally means that the database loaded a copy of APOC (which provided `apoc.static.get`) and then failed to load the second copy, which wanted to register a different process under the same name (which can't work) ---
**Author:** ![tideon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/tideon/32/4351_2.png) [@tideon](https://community.neo4j.com/u/tideon)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unable-to-register-procedure-because-the-name-apoc-static-get-is-already-in-use/32782/3 "2021-01-28T00:37:45Z")
Hello David, Thank you for making this clear to me. The information is so cryptic, I would have never guest what you just explained. I looked into the directory in the fashion you explained, but there was only one APOC jar file there, none the less, I deleted it, and clicked the install. Sidenote, even while I had already clicked uninstall from the GUI, it still remained there. **Update** I deleted the apoc that I found in the directory ( Even though there was only 1 in the directory ), then clicked the install button, where then a new file was pulled from the internet, and now it started with no issue. There is also a second issue I am dealing with, that you may understand. When I open Neo4j and then just start a database and let it just sit there idle ( 2-6 ) hours as I just did to test what is going on. It just consumed over 5.7 GB of hard-disk space on my boot drive. A didn't open the started /active database. I did nothing. I just keeps growing if I just leave it alone. I just shut it down a few minutes ago and now the full 5.7 GB is back after about 10 min post shutdown. The place where I have all ( DBMSS directory )the 3 small databases, there are many directories with a total of 20 GB. Neo4j Desktop Version 1.4.1 (1.4.1.46) Database version Version 4.1.3 APOC 4.1.0.6 Do you have any idea of why this is happening? ---
**Author:** ![tideon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/tideon/32/4351_2.png) [@tideon](https://community.neo4j.com/u/tideon)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unable-to-register-procedure-because-the-name-apoc-static-get-is-already-in-use/32782/4 "2021-02-01T04:00:48Z")
Hello Everyone, having issue connecting to the local port. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to solve this issue? I have pasted the log below. [2021-02-01 04:50:55.768] [info] Checking ports [2021-02-01 04:50:55.887] [info] Starting Neo4j [2021-02-01 04:50:55.889] [info] Starting db [database-afcc3b50-cb82-4001-92a6-691d67379e4e] 'v4.1.3' [2021-02-01 04:50:58.188] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:50:58.208] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:50:58.212] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:50:58.230] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:50:59.588] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:50:59.591] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:50:59.593] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:50:59.594] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:00.810] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:00.812] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:00.817] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:00.818] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:02.169] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:02.274] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:02.277] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:02.290] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:03.530] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:03.534] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:03.541] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:03.543] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:04.757] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:04.759] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:04.767] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:04.768] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:06.004] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:06.009] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:06.019] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:06.020] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:07.245] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:07.247] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:07.273] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:07.274] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:08.489] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:08.491] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:08.496] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:08.497] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:09.772] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:09.774] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:09.790] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:09.794] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:11.059] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:11.061] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:11.063] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:11.065] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:12.390] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:12.454] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:12.531] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:12.532] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:13.818] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:13.820] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:13.859] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:13.860] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:15.183] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:15.185] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:15.188] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:15.189] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:16.435] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:16.437] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:16.439] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:16.441] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:17.664] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:17.666] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:17.676] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:17.677] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:18.910] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:18.912] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:18.918] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:18.920] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:20.155] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:20.157] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:20.160] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:20.164] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:21.373] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:21.374] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:21.377] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:21.378] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:22.602] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:22.604] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:22.606] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:22.608] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:23.831] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:23.833] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:23.835] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:23.837] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:25.095] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:25.097] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:25.107] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:25.108] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:28.384] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11010 } [2021-02-01 04:51:28.386] [info] Check if neo4j is available on { host: '127.0.0.1', path: '/', port: 11011 } [2021-02-01 04:51:28.408] [info] Neo4j @ 11010 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11010 [2021-02-01 04:51:28.409] [info] Neo4j @ 11011 is down. connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:11011 [2021-02-01 04:51:28.653] [info] [1] Online check request: [https://dist.neo4j.org/neo4j-desktop/win/latest.yml](https://dist.neo4j.org/neo4j-desktop/win/latest.yml) [2021-02-01 04:51:28.807] [info] [1] Online check response: 200 version: 1.4.1 ---
**Author:** ![tideon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/tideon/32/4351_2.png) [@tideon](https://community.neo4j.com/u/tideon)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unable-to-register-procedure-because-the-name-apoc-static-get-is-already-in-use/32782/5 "2021-02-01T04:11:13Z")
Hello Everyone, There is also something really off with the log information and the desktop. In the log above you can clearly see that the log says: Starting db [**database-afcc3b50-cb82-4001-92a6-691d67379e4e**] , but when I choose that same db on the desktop and choose open folder / DBMS. It opens into directory: **dbms-07d1a5fb-af7d-4745-ac25-51fee37ddaa5** Can someone explain what is going on? And also I have three databases in total, but the db directory has over 19 db directories in it with a total of 20GB. And doe clarity, the database has around 1600 nodes per db maximum, and also none of them are able to update or dump. Sometimes on a restart, the database is able to start and sometimes not. I get this error often sometimes even with a fresh reboot: Database **BU04** can not be started due to conflicts with external processes. To fix this problem, let us change these port configurations: - **bolt** : 11010 → 11004 - **http** : 11011 → 11005 Also I cannot connect to localhost via [https://localhost/](https://localhost/) Thanks in advance