How do you debug a Node.js server running with Chrome/WebKit as the remote debugger?

Question

If you have your Node running

node --debug server.js

This gives me a port number xxxx, should I use this port number when starting Chrome?

Answer 1

• using $ vagrant ssh -- -L 5858:127.0.0.1:5858

    to ssh connect to VM. also this comment would start a proxy server on port 5858;
  

• you could test using telnet 127.0.0.1 5858 to see if local proxy server started or not.

• In VM, you can start node with command

• $ node --debug-brk app.js

• set up debug configuration in web storm.
• when you start debug in web storm, node.js server in VM will start in a few seconds.

PS: there is no need to touch the vagrant file. Reference: Connecting WebStorm to a remote node.js debugging session.