Changing Node.js listening port

Question

I just installed node.js on Windows. I have this simple code which does not run:

I get: Error: listen EADDRINUSE

Is there a config file that

Answer 1

There is no config file unless you create one yourself. However, the port is a parameter of the listen() function. For example, to listen on port 8124:

var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  res.end('Hello World\n');
}).listen(8124, "127.0.0.1");
console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8124/');

If you're having problems finding a port that's open, you can go to the command line and type:

netstat -ano

To see a list of all ports in use per adapter.