Hi Peter, I came across this post because I want to deploy my node app in our windows server. Luckily this article looks great for my requirement. I'm just having a difficulty with the configurations of the bindings of my site. May I look on your site bindings? Should it be the same with the port I'm running on my Node App?
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The bindings of your site should be on port 80 for http and port 443 for https. Setting the same port as your node.js app in the bindings will not work. The port of the node.js app should only be set in the reverse proxy rules of IIS as you can see in the screenshot of the article.
Oh, I see. Thanks for replying Peter. However, I don't think that URL Rewrite is working fine for me because I get a DNS_fail error. I am sure that I have followed and installed ARR and URL Rewrite and included the inbound rule for my site. As you can see in the image below, I'm running my node express server on port 3030. How about the physical path? As far as I know, I should point it to the folder where it contains my app.js, node_modules, etc. right?
I'm a full stack developer not bound to one technology stack. I love technical challenges and am interested in all parts of development: analysis, architecture, coding, testing, deployment, ...
Yes, the physical path is pointing to the folder where the application is. In my case there is a web.config file in there with some rewrite rules, for example a redirect from http to https. Maybe if I see the exact error I will get an idea of what the problem is.
Adding an image is a bit cumbersome, I had to search for it myself. First you upload the image via the 2nd button in the left bottom corner. Then you can reference the url you get next to the icon in markdown. But you have to write the markdown yourself, otherwise your image will not be included.
I'm a full stack developer not bound to one technology stack. I love technical challenges and am interested in all parts of development: analysis, architecture, coding, testing, deployment, ...
This rather looks like a DNS problem. Is there a DNS record for rlcnodetesting.rlc.corp.jgsummit.com pointing to the IP of the server where IIS is running? And is the subdomain in the bindings of IIS itself on port 80?
I would turn off the reverse proxy first and point the IIS website to a physical path with a static HTML file. That way you can ensure that the IIS binding and the DNS settings for that subdomain are working. Once that is verified, you can add the reverse proxy and go from there. It will be easier to troubleshoot where the problem resides.
Dude! I think it's working, my problem would be the DNS itself. I'll ask our network administrator regarding this. But definitely, the URL rewrite is working. I just made it blank on my hostname to make it work. Thanks so much!!
I'm a full stack developer not bound to one technology stack. I love technical challenges and am interested in all parts of development: analysis, architecture, coding, testing, deployment, ...
Hi Peter, I came across this post because I want to deploy my node app in our windows server. Luckily this article looks great for my requirement. I'm just having a difficulty with the configurations of the bindings of my site. May I look on your site bindings? Should it be the same with the port I'm running on my Node App?
The bindings of your site should be on port 80 for http and port 443 for https. Setting the same port as your node.js app in the bindings will not work. The port of the node.js app should only be set in the reverse proxy rules of IIS as you can see in the screenshot of the article.
Oh, I see. Thanks for replying Peter. However, I don't think that URL Rewrite is working fine for me because I get a DNS_fail error. I am sure that I have followed and installed ARR and URL Rewrite and included the inbound rule for my site. As you can see in the image below, I'm running my node express server on port 3030. How about the physical path? As far as I know, I should point it to the folder where it contains my app.js, node_modules, etc. right?
Also, how do I attach an image here? LOL. I'm just a new member here :c
Yes, the physical path is pointing to the folder where the application is. In my case there is a web.config file in there with some rewrite rules, for example a redirect from http to https. Maybe if I see the exact error I will get an idea of what the problem is.
Adding an image is a bit cumbersome, I had to search for it myself. First you upload the image via the 2nd button in the left bottom corner. Then you can reference the url you get next to the icon in markdown. But you have to write the markdown yourself, otherwise your image will not be included.
Wow! Ok, so this is the error that I receive. Hopefully I've attached the image properly. Thanks for assisting me.
This rather looks like a DNS problem. Is there a DNS record for rlcnodetesting.rlc.corp.jgsummit.com pointing to the IP of the server where IIS is running? And is the subdomain in the bindings of IIS itself on port 80?
I would turn off the reverse proxy first and point the IIS website to a physical path with a static HTML file. That way you can ensure that the IIS binding and the DNS settings for that subdomain are working. Once that is verified, you can add the reverse proxy and go from there. It will be easier to troubleshoot where the problem resides.
Dude! I think it's working, my problem would be the DNS itself. I'll ask our network administrator regarding this. But definitely, the URL rewrite is working. I just made it blank on my hostname to make it work. Thanks so much!!
Great, well done. I'm glad you figured it out.