No response on typing 'node server.js'

Question

I am trying to write a simple TODO MEAN application, with instructions from scotch.io.

server.js has the following nodejs related code.

server.js

// set up ========================
var express  = require('express');
var app      = express();                               // create our app w/ express
var mongoose = require('mongoose');                     // mongoose for mongodb
var morgan = require('morgan');             // log requests to the console (express4)
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');    // pull information from HTML POST (express4)
var methodOverride = require('method-override'); // simulate DELETE and PUT (express4)

// configuration =================

mongoose.connect('mongodb://node:nodeuser@mongo.onmodulus.net:27017/uwO3mypu');     // connect to mongoDB database on modulus.io

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));                 // set the static files location /public/img will be /img for users
app.use(morgan('dev'));                                         // log every request to the console
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({'extended':'true'}));            // parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
app.use(bodyParser.json());                                     // parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: 'application/vnd.api+json' })); // parse application/vnd.api+json as json
app.use(methodOverride());

// listen (start app with node server.js) ======================================
app.listen(8080);
console.log("App listening on port 8080");

On the Ubuntu terminal, On typing "node server.js" to run the server.

I am getting no response.

satyajit@Sunny:~/Documents/git repositories/mean-todo-app$ node server.js
satyajit@Sunny:~/Documents/git repositories/mean-todo-app$ node server.js
satyajit@Sunny:~/Documents/git repositories/mean-todo-app$ ls -l
total 16
drwxrwxr-x 7 satyajit satyajit 4096 Jun 28 11:03 node_modules
-rw-rw-rw- 1 satyajit satyajit  357 Jun 28 09:41 package.json
drwxrwxr-x 2 satyajit satyajit 4096 Jun 27 20:37 public
-rw-rw-rw- 1 satyajit satyajit 1455 Jun 28 09:41 server.js

Can anybody tell where am I going wrong or am I missing anything that needs to be done???

What happens if you type only `node` and hit Enter? Can you enter the node REPL? — Bidhan, Jun 28 '15 at 06:03
On Ubuntu, `node` may not refer to Node.js. Try `nodejs server.js` instead. Also, [nodejs vs node on ubuntu 12.04](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18130164/nodejs-vs-node-on-ubuntu-12-04) — Jonathan Lonowski, Jun 28 '15 at 06:03
Cool! Jonathan ... Thanks! I tried nodejs server.js. It worked. — Satyajit Patnaik, Jun 28 '15 at 06:07

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '15 at 10:37

as Stated by Satyajit, ubuntu uses nodejs server.js.

I'll just say that people sometimes get all sort of problems because of it, since a lot of modules you install will assume the executable for node.js is node (not to talk about tutorials on the internet).

in order to get better compatibility, I suggest you run this command:

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

This will create a symbolic link for "node". Then, you can use

node server.js

No response on typing 'node server.js'

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