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I'd like to run node on port 80 (to allow the user to access a site without having to type a port number, and to avoid problems with socket.io when nginx then translates the port number from 80 into another port). Is it possible to run node on port 80 with Webfaction? |
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No, we cannot give out port numbers below 1024, but many of our customers are using their node.js behind our frontend nginx server without any problem If you are having issues with socket.io please let us know by raising a support ticket via our ticketing system or via the 'Support' menu item in the control panel. Yes, I'm using socket.io with node.js. I'd like to have a URL without a port number, but I think that nginx port translation means this is impossible. Fundamentally, can you tell me, is it possible to run node.js + socket.io without specifying the port number in the URL on Webfaction? No, sorry. "without specifying the port number" means that you'd be using the default port (80). Port 80 is used by the front-end Nginx proxy which runs in front of all customer sites. The fundamental problem with running a Websocket server behind Nginx is that Nginx doesn't speak HTTP 1.1 on the back end. Socket.io and other websocket servers require HTTP 1.1, so running them behind Nginx simply does not work. OK, no worries, thanks for clarifying! I don't suppose you could use tcp_proxy as described here? http://www.letseehere.com/reverse-proxy-web-sockets Sorry but this won't be possible either - it requires a custom Nginx module; furthermore we cannot include custom directives in the Nginx configuration file either. Thanks anyway.
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