How can I get Node.js to listen on port 80?

For people looking for a quick and easy solution, not the most robust, but it will get you running, try: <br> <br>redirect port 80 to port 3000 with this command: <br> <br> sudo iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 3000 <br> <br>Then launch Node.js on port 3000. Requests to port 80 will get mapped to port 3000. <br> <br>You should also edit your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file and add that line minus the sudo. That will add the redirect when the machine boots up. <br> <br>found this (here)[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16573668/best-practices-when-running-node-js-with-port-80-ubuntu-linode] Hope this helps someone.

You can use the proxy

   server_name  example.com;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/your.log;
    location / {
            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000/;
    }

Launching the app with sudo works fine. There’s probably security implications. I’m not a backend guy. But it will work for now.

Edit: No, it’s not… I give up.