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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Creating a Simple Server in Node.js Creating a Simple Server

Posted by David Aguirre
David Aguirre
8,170 Points

Hostname?

I am using this code to get the server going.

Right now I am trying to figure out what should I do with the parameter hostname in the server() function. Should I just erase it ? Or should I leave it there?

The video tutorial is erasing this parameter.

const http = require('http');

const hostname = '127.0.0.1'; const port = 3000;

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

server.listen(port, hostname, () => { console.log(Server running at http://${hostname}:${port}/); });

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

There are several versions of "server.listen" that take different arguments and are used in different situations. The video shows the single-argument version, but this code is using a different one.

For more details, see the node documentation for server.listen.