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Posted by L Haney
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L Haney
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,263 Points

Where in the application is the port number specified?

How come localhost:3000 works in the browser? I can't find where in the application the port number is listed.

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

If you look in the bin folder in the downloaded project files you'll see a file named www. Inside starting at line 15

var port = normalizePort(process.env.PORT || '3000');
app.set('port', port);

/**
 * Create HTTP server.
 */

var server = http.createServer(app);

/**
 * Listen on provided port, on all network interfaces.
 */

server.listen(port);
L Haney
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L Haney
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,263 Points

Thanks!

Trevon Allen
Trevon Allen
7,402 Points
Trevon Allen
Trevon Allen
7,402 Points

thanks for that had that same question