Recently, I obtained a shared hosting plan with cPanel support for nodejs applications. Through the "Setup Node.js App" feature, I am able to define and set up a node.js app on my server.
My goal is to create a websocket, and fortunately, they have opened Port 2088 for me to use specifically for this purpose.
Here is the code for my websocket server:
const http = require('http');
const WebSocket = require('ws');
const server = http.createServer();
const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ server });
wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
ws.on('message', function incoming(message) {
console.log('received: %s', message);
});
ws.send('something');
});
server.listen(2088);
Despite running the code successfully, I encountered an issue where sending a request from the client to the server led to a timeout error, preventing me from establishing a connection to the websocket server.
It seems that creating a websocket server on a shared cPanel host that can listen on a specific port requires a slightly different approach than usual.
After extensive research online, I could only find information on setting up node.js apps using cPanel menus, with no detailed instructions on how to create a websocket on a shared cPanel host. However, all sources mention the possibility of implementing websockets using nodejs on cPanel.
I'm curious if anyone else has experience working with a shared host that offers nodejs features and successfully deployed a websocket on it?
The administrators who provided me with the shared hosting seem to lack knowledge in this area and have been unable to assist me thus far...
Thank you in advance for any guidance or assistance you can provide.
UPDATE:
Running Node.js and Python scripts on shared hosts differs from their execution on VPS servers. Shared hosting typically utilizes phusion passenger. To resolve the issues I'm facing, I believe consulting someone experienced in working with Node.js on shared hosting platforms and familiar with the workings of phusion passenger might be beneficial.