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JavaScript

amadeo brands
amadeo brands
15,375 Points
Posted by amadeo brands
amadeo brands
15,375 Points

Completed my first Node JS application ... but how can I run it on my website and share it with the world :D

I have completed my first Node JS application ... but how can I run it on my server? See here the URL where I placed my files: My application

See here my app.js file ... How can I get this to work on my website?

var router = require("./router.js");

const http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (request, response) {
  router.home(request, response);
  router.user(request, response);
}).listen(8080);
console.log('Server running at http://<workspace-url>/');

Thank you all :)

2 Answers

Matt F.
Matt F.
9,518 Points
Matt F.
Matt F.
9,518 Points

Hi Amadeo,

Are you hosting it on your own server, or are you paying a host? If a host, which one?

amadeo brands
amadeo brands
15,375 Points
amadeo brands
amadeo brands
15,375 Points

Hi Matt, I host it on my own server its a VPS I use with multiple websites. Think I need to install some node.js but no idea where to start.

Matt F.
Matt F.
9,518 Points
Matt F.
Matt F.
9,518 Points

Hi Amadoo,

A lot of it will depend on the OS of your VPS. Here is a tutorial for Ubuntu:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-node-js-application-for-production-on-ubuntu-14-04