Problem with hosting node.js web-app

Hi there,

Can you share a bit more information about your exact setup? Are you using the App Platform or are you running your Node.js app on a Droplet?

If this is running on a Droplet are you using Nginx? If so can you share your Nginx config?

If this is running on the App Platform, deploying a Node.js app is much simpler because the platform manages the server and networking configurations for you automatically.

Here’s how it works:

• When you deploy your Node.js app on App Platform, it automatically handles things like port configuration and traffic routing. Your app will listen on port 8080 by default (or whatever port your app is configured to run on) and App Platform will map it to the public-facing domain for you.

• You just need to ensure that your app binds to 0.0.0.0 instead of localhost, as App Platform expects the app to be accessible externally.

• To set this up, you can follow this guide for deploying Node.js on App Platform: Deploy a Node.js App on App Platform.

Once deployed to the App Platform you don’t need to specify the port when accessing your site via the default domain name, this will already be mapped for you when you access your domain.

- Bobby