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How to install a Node.js application

Timothy Haines
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Introduction

This article discusses how to install a Node.js application on a cPanel account.

 

Procedure

To install an application:

  1. You can complete these steps in three ways
    • via 'Terminal' in cPanel
    • via SSH
    • or via the File Manager
  2. Create the application's directory relative to the user's home directory.
    • In the File Manager, click the "+Folder" button and create the "nodejsapp" directory.
    • via SSH or Terminal:
      mkdir nodejsapp
  3. Change to the application's directory.
    • In the File Manager, click on the new entry in the sidebar file tree to open the directory you've created.
    • via SSH or Terminal:
      cd nodejsapp
  4. Create your 'app.js' start file.
    • In the File Manager, click "+File" and name it "app.js"
    • via SSH or Terminal, depending on your favorite editor, run:
      vi app.js
      nano app.js
    • The following is a default app.js starting point:
      const http = require('http')
const hostname = '127.0.0.1';
const port = 3000;

const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.statusCode = 200;
  res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
  res.end('Hello World! NodeJS \n');
});

server.listen(port, hostname, () => {
  console.log(`Server running at http://${hostname}:${port}/`);
});
  5. Save the changes.
  6. Close the text editor.
  7. Follow through to the Application Manager documentation to register this application to the system.

 

Additional resources

How to Install a Node.js Application

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