Simple NodeJs server and commands to run it on port 80

commands.md

Allow NodeJS to be run on port 80

sudo setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep `readlink -f \`which node\``

Install pm2 to keep nodejs server running

npm i -g pm2

Start the NodeJS server with pm2

pm2 add server.mjs

Save the process to be loaded on reboot

pm2 save
pm2 startup

NodeJS-HTTP-Server-on-port-80.mjs

import http from "node:http"

const hostname = '0.0.0.0';
const port = 80;

const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.statusCode = 200;
  res.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html");
  res.end("<h1>Hello from LearnAWS.io</h1>\n");
});

server.listen(port, hostname, () => {
  console.log(`Server running at http://${hostname}:${port}/`);
});