Set up node so it is externally visible?

Question

Newbie question - might be more appropriate for ServerFault, apologies if so.

I\'m setting up node on Ubuntu 11.10, following the excellent howtonode instructions o

Answer 1

There is no configuration needed to make your external IP address work with node.js, unless and until you bind it otherwise.

Instead of .listen(PORT, IP_ADDRESS_OR_HOST ); use .listen(PORT);

Then, just use IP_ADDRESS_OR_HOST:PORT to access it.