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JavaScript

Posted by cyber voyager
cyber voyager
8,859 Points

Trouble with node.js

Hello, I have finished node.js and I was trying to play around with it but I couldn't understand one thing.

The teacher showed us how you can use it on the Treehouse workspace, I know how to run a JavaScript file through CMD but what I can't understand is how are we going to run the node.js code from my website for example? I mean how can I upload it and run it ... uhhh I googled it but I can't find how.

Thanks

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You run node in the workspace just as you would on your own machine.

For example, if you create a file named mynodeprogram.js, then in the console of your server, you would enter the command:

node mynodeprogram.cs

Or if your hosting provides a "startup script" you might put that line there. You might need to contact the technical support of your hosting company for specific instructions if they provide node access in a different way.

cyber voyager
cyber voyager
8,859 Points

Thanks Steven