how to run a simple node.js file using batch file

Question

I have one simple "Hello World" program in Node.js. I want to run this using batch file.

var http=require("http");

http.createServer(function(request,response){
	response.writeHead(200,{'Content-Type':'text/plain'});
	response.end('Hello World!..\n');
}).listen(8080);
console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8080/');

I have used this batch file named 'new.bat'.

if not "%minimized%"=="" goto :minimized
set minimized=true
@echo off
start /min cmd /c "C:\Users\USER2\Desktop\webchat\server.js"
goto :EOF
:minimized

please help me.

Floern · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-11 09:49:41Z

9

You can try this code to create a batch file:

if not "%minimized%"=="" goto :minimized
set minimized=true
@echo off

cd "C:\app path"

start /min cmd /C "nodemon server.js"
goto :EOF
:minimized

to run node.js in background.

Instead of running your app like you are used to like node server.js, you can use nodemon: nodemon server.js

The most simple way you can imagine for a node package:

npm install -g nodemon

edited Jul 11, 2017 at 9:49

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Nagaraj Pujar Over a year ago

ohh ok i will install it and check.. what is nodemon?

Ashok Khot Over a year ago

if you made any changes in node.js.you dont have to refresh again.nodemon will auto refresh the file

Ashok Khot Over a year ago

welcome @nagaraj i think you got idea that how to create batch file

Floern · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-11 09:44:09Z

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server.js

var http=require("http");

http.createServer(function(request,response){
    response.writeHead(200,{'Content-Type':'text/plain'});
    response.end('Hello World!..\n');
}).listen(8080);
console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8080/');

new.bat

if not "%minimized%"=="" goto :minimized
set minimized=true
@echo off
cd "C:\Users\USER2\Desktop\webchat"

start /min cmd /C "nodemon server.js"
goto :EOF
:minimized

Run the application in cmd:

edited Jul 11, 2017 at 9:44

Floern

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answered Apr 27, 2017 at 8:03

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