CodeReady Containers not starting

Question

I'm using the latest version of CodeReady Containers but after the first run, it doesn't start anymore:

>crc start -p pull-secret.txt 
Is '/Applications/CodeReady Containers.app' running? Cannot reach daemon API: Get 
"http://unix/api/version": dial unix /Users/user/.crc/crc-http.sock: connect: 
connection refused

I tried to delete and cleanup but it doesn't help.

>crc status --log-level debug
DEBU CodeReady Containers version: 1.38.0+659b2cbd 
DEBU OpenShift version: 4.9.12 (bundle installed at /Applications/CodeReady Containers.app/Contents/Resources/crc_hyperkit_4.9.12.crcbundle) 
DEBU Running 'crc status'                         
DEBU Checking file: /Users/user/.crc/machines/crc/.crc-exist 
Machine does not exist. Use 'crc start' to create it
>crc config view
- autostart-tray                        : false
- consent-telemetry                     : no
- cpus                                  : 6
- memory                                : 16384
- pull-secret-file                      : /Users/user/openshift/pull-secret.txt

Same issue appears on both MacOS and Windows. Any idea on how to solve? Or alternatively other ways to install Openshift locally for free?

Answer 1

In one shell window run "crc daemon". Open another shell window and run "crc start".