How to troubleshoot ECONNREFUSED error?

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I'm trying to get the d3.js demo given here to work.

I'm following along the instructions in the README.md file. I get the npm install step to work, but the next step, node server, fails:

% node server
Master pid  16196
16197 listening. Go to: http://localhost:3030/

events.js:72
        throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
              ^
Error: Redis connection to 127.0.0.1:6379 failed - connect ECONNREFUSED
    at RedisClient.on_error (/Users/yrstruly/tmp/derby-barchart/node_modules/redis/index.js:189:24)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/Users/yrstruly/tmp/derby-barchart/node_modules/redis/index.js:95:14)
    at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at net.js:440:14
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:415:13)

It looks like the code is expecting to have some process listening to port 6379, but the README says nothing about this.

I'm quite unfamiliar with most of the software used by this demo. In particular, I know very little about node.js, derby, and redis. Therefore, I'm following the steps in the README rather blindly. Any help with troubleshooting this error would be appreciated.

Did you install and launch Redis on the same computer than node.JS? — Pascal Le Merrer, Mar 14 '14 at 12:44
Nope. (I've been following the steps in the README somewhat religiously.) Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a try. — kjo, Mar 14 '14 at 12:53

How to troubleshoot ECONNREFUSED error?

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