-r start node project code example

Example 1: how to use http in development mode for nodejs

var   fs = require("fs"),
      http = require("https");

var privateKey = fs.readFileSync('sslcert/server.key').toString();
var certificate = fs.readFileSync('sslcert/server.crt').toString();

var credentials = {key: privateKey, cert: certificate};

var server = http.createServer(credentials,function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  res.end('Hello World\n');
});

server.listen(8000);

Example 2: 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