Node.js Chat App host testing

Question

I have made a very simple chat application following this tutorial - Tutorial Link . I have also made a website locally.

I have run my chat app through locally made server - http://127.0.0.1:3700/

But now I want to test it with a friend through another computer and see if we can chat to eachother. How is this done? If I send him this server - http://127.0.0.1:3700/ , it doesn't work.

Do I need to host the app somewhere to test? Maybe github?

Answer 1

You can do this by using ngrok

download ngrok

After downloading you have to expose your port

This is the sample in Mac OSX

Answer 2

because you binding the address to 127.0.0.1 which is your machine local IP address.

When your friend putting 127.0.0.1:3700 it will point to his own machine instead of yours.

try to change the 127.0.0.1 to your own ip address, then ask your fiend to put ipaddress:3700 .

how to get your IP address:

windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-my/help/15291/windows-find-pc-ip-address Linux: http://www.wikihow.com/Check-the-IP-Address-in-Linux