Node.js MSSQL tedius ConnectionError: Failed to connect to localhost:1433 - connect ECONNREFUSED

Question

I am trying to connect to MSSQL 2012 using NodeJS with the mssql connection interface.

When attempting to connect I get the following error:

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Answer 1

I couldn't connect with 'localhost' although I use 'localhost' in SQL Management Studio and other applications. When I used Computer Name (network address), it worked!