Function createServer

Returns a new instance of Server.

The requestListener is a function which is automatically added to the 'request' event.

import http from 'node:http';

// Create a local server to receive data from
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
  res.end(JSON.stringify({
    data: 'Hello World!',
  }));
});

server.listen(8000);
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import http from 'node:http';

// Create a local server to receive data from
const server = http.createServer();

// Listen to the request event
server.on('request', (request, res) => {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
  res.end(JSON.stringify({
    data: 'Hello World!',
  }));
});

server.listen(8000);
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Returns a new instance of Server.

The requestListener is a function which is automatically added to the 'request' event.

import http from 'node:http';

// Create a local server to receive data from
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
  res.end(JSON.stringify({
    data: 'Hello World!',
  }));
});

server.listen(8000);
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import http from 'node:http';

// Create a local server to receive data from
const server = http.createServer();

// Listen to the request event
server.on('request', (request, res) => {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
  res.end(JSON.stringify({
    data: 'Hello World!',
  }));
});

server.listen(8000);
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