Unable to access my website using the IP address of my Digital Ocean droplet

Question

I am in the process of deploying my MERN app to a Digital Ocean droplet(Ubuntu 20.04 server).

I have cloned my GitHub repo, installed the dependencies and pm2.

I start the server using the command pm2 start server/index.js. Then when I visit the URL http://134.122.112.22:5000, I get the following error: Why am I not able to access my site?

*Note that I have not yet bought a domain. Also I have not yet installed NGINX.

Am I missing something?

EDIT-1 I added a HTTP inbound rule in the firewall. Yet, I am receiving the same error.

https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/networking/firewalls/how-to/configure-rules/ — Tushar Gupta - curioustushar, Mar 29 '21 at 23:25
@TusharGupta-curioustushar I added an HTTP inbound rule in the firewall. (Pls. see the edit in the question). Yet, when I visit `http://134.122.112.22` I receive the same error - This site can't be reached. Do I need to add any other inbound rule? — HKS, Mar 30 '21 at 08:20
No, still getting the same error. I don't understand why are these things so complicated. — HKS, Mar 30 '21 at 09:04
you are missing the nginx your port is 80 is open but you are trying 5000 so wont work. you can open the 5000 in firewall and also check ufw firewall.ufw status and open the port `sudo ufw allow 5000 ` — Harsh Manvar, Mar 30 '21 at 09:38

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 30 '21 at 11:57

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You are missing the Nginx. Port 80 is open but you are trying 5000, so won't work.

You can open port 5000 in the firewall and also check ufw firewall.

ufw status

and open the port using command

sudo ufw allow 5000

edited Mar 30 '21 at 11:57

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answered Mar 30 '21 at 10:34

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Can you please take a look at this question:https://stackoverflow.com/q/66967621/9409877 – HKS Apr 06 '21 at 11:45

Unable to access my website using the IP address of my Digital Ocean droplet

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