Questions tagged [server]

A server is a running instance of a software application capable of accepting requests from a client and giving responses accordingly.

A server is a running instance of an application (Software) capable of accepting requests from the client and giving responses accordingly.

Servers can run on any computer including dedicated computers, which individually are also often referred to as "the server".

In many cases, a computer can provide several services and have several servers running. The advantage of running servers on a dedicated computer is security. For this reason most of the servers are daemon processes and designed by the designers in such a way that they can be run on specific computer(s).

There are various categories of servers. Please refer to this Wikipedia page to learn more about the subcategories of servers.

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I have Godaddy Shared Web Hosting I need to host node.js website can host site?

Anyone have an idea to host a site or reference for how to install a node server on Godaddy. We have Godaddy shared hosting which provides full Cpanel and looking to customize this shared hosting. What is the step to follow and Is we can able to…
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MongoError: Topology is closed, please connect despite established database connection

I am writing a web application that uses asynchronous database requests as a part of the api. Currently, I have an async express route that awaits function returns from async functions. Both of these functions return booleans and both query the…
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X-Frame-Options in nginx to allow all domains

I'm using nginx as a reverse proxy for my website. I want to be able to open my website in an iFrame from a chrome extension new tab html file. For this, I need my nginx to set X-Frame-Options to allow all domains. According to this answer, all…
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DNS Records Redirect www to non-www

I'm using Namecheap Domains and Vultr Hosting. I'm trying to redirect DNS www to non-www. www.example.com to example.com I contacted Vultr and asked how to do this with their DNS Manager, they said they would not help as it is self-managed. So I…
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React tutorial - how do I start the node server for a reactJs application?

I'm just starting the react.js tutorial, I've downloaded the files and then it mentions: "Follow your progress by opening http://localhost:3000 in your browser (after starting the server). " I know this may sound stupid, (bear with me since I'm a…
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How to correct system clock in vagrant automatically

How to Correct Timezone Last time, I figured out how to adjust a system clock in vagrant server. However, when I halt the vagrant and start it again, the system clock is always 9 hours late. I can adjust by using ntp command manually, but I'd like…
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Error: MongoDB: unknown version: mountain_lion

I am running these simple commands on mac: brew upgrade mongodb or brew install mongodb I am getting this error below: Error: mongodb: unknown version :mountain_lion If I run the simple command: mongo , I get this, MongoDB shell version…
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How to Enable Directory Indexing on GitHub Pages

I need to display directory contents on GH Pages. Would prefer Automatically, without index.html A tool or library for automatically generating the index.html Any other method So, if I have a FS in my GH Pages…
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Cocoapods "pod update" installs old pods

I am trying to set up CI on Xcode Server by creating a bot for an iOS app. I use CocoaPods so I'm using the script below to install the pods: export LANG=en_US.UTF-8 #!/bin/bash cd "$XCS_SOURCE_DIR/{PROJECTNAME}" if [ -e "Pods"…
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XMPP server : ejabberd vs openfire vs prosody

I'm trying to figure out how XMPP works (total beginner in protocols in general) and I want to set up a server. So far, I saw 3 main challengers : ejabberd openfire prosody I checked on some website and on the wikipedia, but I cannot see pros and…
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Generate Swagger Document for existing NodeJS server

According to Swagger website, there are two approaches: Bottom-up and Top-down. I have an existing NodeJS server that I'd like to deploy in the Azure enviroment, that require a swagger document (API APP). Does anyone know a tool for generating the…
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Server side Java - where to start

I'm really starting to get a hang of the client-side Java programming, and from what I understand Java is great for developing stable server sides for large amounts of traffic. The problem is that I'm completely new to server development, so I don't…
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How to prevent Spring Boot daemon/server application from closing/shutting down immediately?

My Spring Boot application is not a web server, but it's a server using custom protocol (using Camel in this case). But Spring Boot immediately stops (gracefully) after started. How do I prevent this? I'd like the app to stop if Ctrl+C or…
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Do GitHub pages support PHP?

Thank you for taking the time to review my request for help. I've been using gh-pages to work on a build for a static site and the server has worked amazing for me throughout the build! Although I seem to have an issue when submitting my HTML web…
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npm run dev --host network: not exposed

I want to expose my svelte app on LAN using the npm run dev --host command but it shows: > frontend@0.0.1 dev > svelte-kit dev SvelteKit v1.0.0-next.295 local: http://localhost:3000 network: not exposed Use --host to expose server to…
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