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Newbie question - might be more appropriate for ServerFault, apologies if so.

I'm setting up node on Ubuntu 11.10, following the excellent howtonode instructions on installing Node.

I can get the Hello World page running on 127.0.0.1:8000, but how do I set it up to appear for my server's external IP?

I'm used to configuring Apache - what's the node equivalent of Apache's Hello World page?

Thanks for your help.

UPDATE: Maybe what I need is a tutorial on hosting Node. Would be great if anyone could suggest a good one.

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answered 13 Years ago kenandwightb · Accepted Answer

There is no configuration needed to make your external IP address work with node.js, unless and until you bind it otherwise.

Instead of .listen(PORT, IP_ADDRESS_OR_HOST ); use .listen(PORT);

Then, just use IP_ADDRESS_OR_HOST:PORT to access it.