Reputation: 9293

starting a node.js page on localhost - the site can't be reached

I'm on Chrome / Windows 7 and trying to make my first node.js steps using this tutorial:

https://www.w3schools.com/nodejs/nodejs_get_started.asp

So myfirst.js is:

var http = require('http');

http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
  res.end('Hello World!');
}).listen(8080);

Going on http://localhost:8080/ I'm getting the error:

This site can’t be reached localhost refused to connect.
Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

Firewall is completely off.

Any help?

Upvotes: 0

Answers (5)

John Samaklak

Reputation: 21

I had the same problem. I am using windows, so i resolved it by running Node.js and linking it to my script using the following command

.load C:\Users\Hercules\myfirst.js {Hercules is my user name}

My script looks like this.

# script name:  myfirst.js

var http = require('http');

http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
  res.end('Hello World!');
}).listen(8080);

I don't know if it is the correct way to do it, but it worked for me. I am new to node.js so please forgive me if my terminology is not 100% correct.

Upvotes: 0

Salman Khan

Reputation: 1

I had the same problem but then I installed the pug inside the folder I was working on (basically the folder I named for my website) again and it worked. (idk why did I have to install the package inside the folder as it was installed already outside that folder)

Upvotes: 0