# jkfran/killport

A command-line tool to kill processes and containers running on specified ports.

Repository: https://github.com/jkfran/killport
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/killport
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-24T06:07:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 90
- inputs: {"age_days": 1265, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 32, "gap_med": 72.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1838, forks 42 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.860743+00:00)

## What it is
killport is a Rust command-line tool that kills processes and containers listening on specified ports. It supports multiple container runtimes (Docker, Podman, OrbStack, Colima), configurable signals, dry-run mode, and shell completions.

## Use cases
- kill the process using port 8080
- free up a port that's already in use
- stop a docker container bound to a port
- find and terminate whatever is listening on a port
- kill processes on multiple ports at once
- preview what would be killed before terminating

## When to choose
- you frequently hit 'address already in use' errors during development
- you need to kill both native processes and containers by port
- you want a fast, cross-platform CLI with dry-run and signal control

## When to avoid
- you need general process management beyond port-based lookup
- you prefer GUI tools or need port monitoring/alerting rather than one-shot kills

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, networking
- domain: developer-tools, networking
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: kill-process, port-management, docker, containers, rust, process-management, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jkfran/killport (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.860743+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:18:16.484281+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jkfran/killport (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.860743+00:00, sha aee23fce7ce8)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/killport (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:16.848407+00:00, sha 53f21760d0e9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.