listen EADDRNOTAVAIL error in Node.js

Question

I installed Nginx and Node.js in my server.

When I try run my node.js file, I get an error:

node.js:201
        throw e; // process.nextTick error, or \'e         


        

Answer 1

I think you need a bit more context like some of your code. I am guessing you are starting to listen on a web server or a socket? Based on that assumption, I get something similar when I run a basic web server on my test server unless I run using localhost.

events.js:48
        throw arguments[1]; // Unhandled 'error' event
                   ^
Error: listen EADDRNOTAVAIL
    at errnoException (net.js:670:11)
    at Array.0 (net.js:756:28)
    at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:190:38)

Try changing the [hostname] parameter to localhost:

var http = require('http');
http.createServer( function ).listen(8000, '127.0.0.1');