I've downloaded the Moovweb SDK and installed it on my computer.
I ran moov login and entered in my credentials.
I generated a project using moov generate example example.com
Why do I need to type sudo moov server --auto-hosts ?
What is it doing that it needs super user access?
You need that root access to run service that uses port 80, or any port below 1024.
This is linux kernel security feature.
More detailed information:
"Why can only root listen to ports below 1024?" at Mikael Ståldal’s blog
Solution 1:
If you don't want to enter root password everytime or automate that kind of task by script - learn to use sudoers.
HowTO: Sudoers Configuration at ubuntuforums.org
Solution 2:
Port limit is defined in kernel source, in include/net/sock.h file.
/* Sockets 0-1023 can't be bound to unless you are superuser */
#define PROT_SOCK 1024
To change this on your desktop (not recommended on servers) - you may compile new kernel, with PORT_SOCK set to 79 to unlock 80 port for non-root users, or set it to 0 to unlock all ports.
It launches the server in the ports 80 or 443 which requires root privileges to do so.
