Cannot get node.js to connect to pubnub from corporate network

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I cannot get the pubnub node.js starter program here (https://github.com/pubnub/javascript/tree/master/node.js) to work.

I keep getting

FAILED! RETRY PUBLISH! { message: 'timeout' }

so it looks like some kind of network issue. I am behind corporate proxy and have set the http proxy env variables

I tried the (javascript browser sdk) and it works.

The code works from home, so it's the corporate network that is blocking the connection to pubnub. How do I find out what protocol the node.js SDK uses and what ports it may be using? — cactusme, May 03 '16 at 04:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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PubNub Node and Proxies

You need to pass in the Proxy info in the configuration, will look similar to the code below.

pubNubClient = require('pubnub')({
  ssl          : true,
  publish_key  : "YOUR_PUBLISH_KEY",
  subscribe_key: "YOUR_SUBSCRIBE_KEY",
  proxy: {
     hostname: "http://google.com",
     port: "1234"
  }
});

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered May 04 '16 at 18:33

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Cannot get node.js to connect to pubnub from corporate network

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PubNub Node and Proxies