hello world in node js code example

Example 1: nodejs hello world

const http = require('http');

const hostname = '127.0.0.1';
const port = 3000;

const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.statusCode = 200;
  res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
  res.end('Hello World');
});

server.listen(port, hostname, () => {
  console.log(`Server running at http://${hostname}:${port}/`);
});

Example 2: how to create a javascript hello world program with node.js

console.log('Hello, world');// You can use apostrophes, quotation marks or tildees which are `s

Example 3: run node app locally

// Run this command in your terminal to start your node application.
// Replace the tag with your applications main file name (ex index.js, main.js etc). 
// Add alternative a relative or absolute path before the name.

node <filename>.js

Example 4: javascript running at node

const inNode = new Function('try{return this===global;}catch(err){return false;}')();