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Reputation: 6291

Using Node v4.0 for Windows Azure Web App

I am building a web app using Node. I started when version 4.0 of Node came out. When I run node -v on my local machine, I see: "v4.0.0". I deployed the site as a Microsoft Azure Web App. However, that introduced a 500 error.

I looked at the logs, and I see the following:

Wed Sep 23 2015 13:29:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time): Unaught exception: SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word
    at Module._compile (module.js:439:25)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (D:\home\site\wwwroot\routes\index.js:4:11)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)

The line in question uses the class keyword, which is allowed in Node 4.0. That prompted me to check the version of node running in my Azure Web App. From the console in Azure, I ran, node -v again. Now I see, "v0.10.32".

How do I get Node 4.0 running for a Microsoft Azure Web App?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 121

Answers (1)

James LeClair
James LeClair

Reputation: 1294

specify the version in your "engines" directive in package.json

{
  "engines":{"node":4.0.0}
}

more info about specifying versions here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/nodejs-specify-node-version-azure-apps/

Upvotes: 2

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