scrapyd {"status":"error", "message": "Use \"scrapy\" to see available commands"
<p>When attempting to deploy my project to scrapyd using the following command:</p>

<pre><code>scrapyd-deploy test2 -p NOAA
</code></pre>

<p>or, when attempting to run my spider that I created:</p>

<pre><code>curl http://localhost:6800/schedule.json -d project=test -d spider=myspider
</code></pre>

<p>I get the following output:</p>

<pre><code>Packing version 1478644677 
Deploying to project "test" in http://localhost:6800/addversion.json 
Server response (200):
{"status": "error", "message": "Use \"scrapy\" to see available
commands",  "node_name": "osboxes"}
</code></pre>

<p>The following files appear empty when I check them:</p>

<pre><code>/var/log/scrapyd/scrapyd.log 
/var/log/scrapyd/scrapyd.out
/var/log/scrapyd/scrapyd.err
</code></pre>

<p>I referenced this answer :<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35838718/on-deploying-egg-file-in-scrapyd-server-then-status-error-message-ind">on deploying egg file in scrapyd server then {&quot;status&quot;: &quot;error&quot;, &quot;message&quot;: &quot;IndexError: list index out of range&quot;}</a></p>

<p>But it is a different output, he had an index problem. </p>

<p>With my error I think something is wrong with the spider itself? IT appears that it deploys, but it can't initiate a spider.</p>

<p>I installed scrapyd as instructed. This is my scrapy.cfg file:</p>

<pre><code>[settings]
default = NOAA.settings

[deploy:test2] 
url = http://localhost:6800/ 
project = NOAA
</code></pre>

<p>running ubuntu 14.04</p>