How to set up nodejs websocket server alongside "ubuntu wordpress" install

Hi @hidinglapisclam,

You’ll need to configure a Reverse Proxy for your NodeJS server as it listens on a specific port. Usually, when talking about Reverse Proxies, Nginx is the go to WebSerivce. There is even a tutorial on how to add NodeJS with Reverse Proxy to your Droplet here;

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-node-js-application-for-production-on-ubuntu-22-04

If you however whish to use Apache, then your apache config should look something like this:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-server-ip

    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    ProxyVia Full

    <Proxy *>
        Require all granted
    </Proxy>

    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8000/
</VirtualHost>

Where the ProxyPass would have your localhost IP address and the port you’ve selected your NodeJs instance to work. The above would code would be integrated with your website’s Apache config in the /etc/apache2/sites-available/ folder.