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

I usually manually set the port that I am listening on in the app.js file (assuming you are using express.js

var server = app.listen(8080, function() {
    console.log('Ready on port %d', server.address().port);
});

This will log Ready on port 8080 to your console.