# NodeJS/ExpressJs **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** deployment\ **Created:** [September 28, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/nodejs-expressjs/103068 "2023-09-28T13:58:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![janusqa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/janusqa/32/51401_2.png) [@janusqa](https://answers.netlify.com/u/janusqa)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/nodejs-expressjs/103068/1 "2023-09-28T13:58:16Z")
In need of some help putting up an node/express app It is unclear to me if a full nodejs/expressjs can be hosted on netlify. The example in the documentation does not clarify this as it is a one page app with one two dependencies, serverless and express. My up contains many more dependencies than that. I’m not able at this point to get it up and running and any help would be appreciated. What do I need to provide to get some assistance. ---
**Author:** ![nathanmartin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/nathanmartin/32/30845_2.png) [@nathanmartin](https://answers.netlify.com/u/nathanmartin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/nodejs-expressjs/103068/2 "2023-09-29T15:14:54Z")
@janusqa You can’t, at least not in the usual sense, see: > [@\[Support Guide\] Can I run a web server, HTTP listener, and/or database at Netlify?](https://answers.netlify.com/t/support-guide-can-i-run-a-web-server-http-listener-and-or-database-at-netlify/3078): > > 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/\ 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! hushed_faceWhat do you mean, I cannot run a …