When I start up a basic express.js
server I usually console.log
a message that says it is running and listening on port .
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const port = 3000;
app.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('App reached.'));
app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}!`));
However, I would like to add to this message the available IP address exposing the app to other machines on the network. Somewhat like create-react-app basic template does. How can i reach that info with my javascript
code?
Has indeed already been answered: Get local IP address in node.js
I preferred this solution:
npm install ip
const express = require('express');
const ip = require('ip');
const ipAddress = ip.address();
const app = express();
const port = 3000;
app.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('App reached.'));
app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}!`);
console.log(`Network access via: ${ipAddress}:${port}!`);
});