how to properly close node-express server?

app.listen() returns http.Server. You should invoke close() on that instance and not on app instance. Ex. app.get( ‘/auth/github/callback’, passport.authenticate(‘github’, { failureRedirect: ‘/login’ }), function(req, res) { res.redirect(“https://stackoverflow.com/”); setTimeout(function () { server.close(); // ^^^^^^^^^^^ }, 3000) } ); var server = app.listen(‘http://localhost:5000/’); // ^^^^^^^^^^ You can inspect sources: /node_modules/express/lib/application.js

How does a Node.js “server” compare with Nginx or Apache servers?

It’s a server, yes. A node.js web application is a full-fledged web server just like Nginx or Apache. You can indeed serve your node.js application without using any other web server. Just change your code to: app = express(); http.createServer(app).listen(80); // serve HTTP directly Indeed, some projects use node.js as the front-end load balancer for … Read more

Why does Unicorn need to be deployed together with Nginx?

Nginx is a pure web server that’s intended for serving up static content and/or redirecting the request to another socket to handle the request. Unicorn is a Rack web server and only intended to host a ‘Rack App’ which is usually generating dynamic content. Rack apps can also serve up static content but it’s less … Read more

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