Node.JS Not working on the internet

Question

i have the basic webserver hello world app for nodejs on windows and it works on localhost. But when i test it from the internet it cannot connect. I set up port forwarding in my netgear router. Am i missing a step here to make my nodejs server visible to the outside world?

Thanks.

var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  res.end('Hello World\n');
}).listen(1337, "127.0.0.1");
console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:1337/');

Answer 1

Make sure you listen on 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1

127.0.0.1 is a private network visible only to your computer. 0.0.0.0listens to all interfaces, including both the private and public (as public as it can be behind a NAT).