how to start node js project in a EC2 AWS instance

Question

I am completely new to node js , I am trying to set it up in EC2 AWS.I tried using the command "npm start" but nothing has happened

below is my package.json

{
  "name": "sample",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node ./bin/www"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "cookie-parser": "~1.4.4",
    "debug": "~2.6.9",
    "ejs": "~2.6.1",
    "express": "~4.16.1",
    "http-errors": "~1.6.3",
    "morgan": "~1.9.1",
    "pm2": "^5.1.2"
  }
}bouldercef$ npm start

after running npm start the below lines appear ,but not able to see the site

[email protected] start /home/ubuntu/bouldercef

node ./bin/www

Answer 1

If your site is running properly on your local machine, and you have Node.js and npm installed on your EC2 instance without receiving any errors, it seems your project is running without issues.

The problem might be that you are not able to connect to your site using HTTP. Here are some steps to troubleshoot:

1. Check the security group attached to your EC2 instance to ensure it allows incoming traffic on HTTP (port 80) or HTTPS (port 443).

2. Verify that your application is actually listening on the correct port (usually 80 for HTTP or 443 for HTTPS).

3. Make sure your EC2 instance has a public IP address and that your domain (if you're using one) is correctly pointed to this IP.

4. Check that your application is configured to bind to the correct network interface (0.0.0.0 to listen on all interfaces).

For more information on how to make these ports available for your users, check out the AWS documentation: How do I allow my users to connect on HTTP (80) or HTTPS (443)?

If you're still having issues after checking these points, please provide more details about your setup and any error messages you're seeing.