I need help uploading a simple node app

[akash]

I have just started learning nodejs. I built a very simple website using express. I’m trying to upload it to github or netlfiy and neither is working. Please help me out

[perry]

Hi akash, it sounds like you were maybe trying to run a server (if you are using express)?

That’s not going to work the way you were hoping, I’m afraid.

Here is a good summary of what you can and can not do on Netlify you might find helpful:

[Support Guide] Can I run a web server, HTTP listener, and/or database at Netlify?

Last reviewed by Netlify Support on December 2022 How do I run a server/database at Netlify? We often get questions about how to run a specific backend server or database at Netlify. Examples of these types of questions include: How to I get my node HTTP listener to respond to requests? How do I start Mongo/MySQL/<insert-some-database-here> running on the server? How can I SSH into my website? We are here today to answer these questions - and the answer is: you can’t! What do you m…