Issue with Node (Bootstrap) app. Getting timed out. Working fine locally!

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7:11:32 PM: $ npm run start

It is not possible to start a node instance on Netlify. You must build something and the static assets are deployed. Read:

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

Last reviewed: July 2025 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 mean, I cannot run a …