Failed to connect to port 8080 error when using socket.io and node.js on openshift even when port 8000 specified

Question

so I was working on a small node.js app and tried to host it on openshift. When I tried to do so and uploaded all of my files using git, It failed to connect to the port "8080". How can I stop this error? Here is my Java code:

var app = require('express')();
var http = require('http').Server(app);

var socket = io.connect('http://mattandjeffchat-appdevthing.rhcloud.com:8000/',{'forceNew':true });
http.listen(3000, function(){
 console.log('listening on *:3000');
 });
var app = require('express')();
var http = require('http').Server(app);
var io = require('socket.io')(http);

app.get('/', function(req, res){
 res.sendfile('index.html');
  });

io.on('connection', function(socket){
console.log('a user connected');
 });

Here is a picture of the error I get wont connect to 8080 server

I see my error, I'm quite new to node.js. I assume I should change it to 8000? — Aero, Jun 30 '16 at 14:18
It is still trying to connect to port 8080 after changing the 3000 to 8000. — Aero, Jun 30 '16 at 15:45
This question is already answewed [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/33168200/3690154) — devprashant, Jul 02 '16 at 12:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 30 '16 at 15:44

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When deploying app's on production environments this is what is recommended as the port on environment you are deploying may not be openly available.

http.listen(process.env.PORT || 8080, "0.0.0.0", function () {
    console.log("App Started");
});

answered Jun 30 '16 at 15:44

damitj07

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Failed to connect to port 8080 error when using socket.io and node.js on openshift even when port 8000 specified

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