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Node app runs correctly on Ubuntu VPS with LAMP, but not a standard Ubuntu VPS

Posted on March 11, 2021

I’m trying to run a nodejs app on a VPS, but a function in the app that uses the request module (making a HTTP request) is not working on a standard VPS running Ubuntu 20.04.

However when I run the same app on a similar server but with the DO Marketplace LAMP installation, the request runs fine.

I’ve checked the ufw settings and they’re the same so I don’t think it’s that.

I’m still fairly new to node so would appreacite any help I can get. Thanks.



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Hi there,

What are the exact errors that you get when you try to run the service?

I could suggest following the steps including the prerequisites from this tutorial here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-node-js-application-for-production-on-ubuntu-20-04

Regards, Bobby

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