nodejs express endpoint not returning html on railway but works on local environment
Hi!
I have an endpoint on my nodejs express backend called [server]/reference which returns a static html page with a reference to my REST API.
It works fine when I hit the endpoint on my local environment but as soon as I deploy it to railway I get a Server Error - Application failed to respond back.
I don't know if it's me or railway, but has anyone experience with this that can give me a few pointers?
Solution:Jump to solution
OK, solved it by reading https://docs.railway.app/guides/fixing-common-errors.
I learned that my service needs to listen to the a environment variable called 'PORT'. I had defined my own port variable names. This means that I don't have to create an environment variable in railway for ports, it's just silently there and assigned by railway....
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Solution
OK, solved it by reading https://docs.railway.app/guides/fixing-common-errors.
I learned that my service needs to listen to the a environment variable called 'PORT'. I had defined my own port variable names. This means that I don't have to create an environment variable in railway for ports, it's just silently there and assigned by railway.
I have no clue how to mark it as solved, I don't get any option for that when right clicking the solution message and then clicking apps. I only see to 'summarize.. ' alternatives
Oh yea sorry, we removed the ability for members to mark threads as solved