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How to set node version for Windows node.js webapp from Azure Portal

  • 09/25/2018

Create the Azure WebApp

  • Create new WebApp using Azure portal

 

  • Set the App name, Resource Group and click "Create"

 

  • Wait for deployment to succeed and then click on Application Settings for the new Webapp.
  • Add a new setting with App Setting Name "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION" and Value "8.9.4" and click Save. If you would like to use a different version of node, please refer to the section "How to find available node.js versions for Windows Webapps" below.

  • You can now start developing your node.js application in Azure Environment.

How to find available node.js versions for Windows Webapps.

For nodejs release schedule, please refer to

https://github.com/nodejs/Release

To find current nodejs versions available in Azure Windows WebApps, navigate to this link:

https://<yourwebappname>.scm.azurewebsites.net/api/diagnostics/runtime

You can only use the versions available in this list.

New versions are added regularly, so please check for newer versions using the /api/diagnostics/runtime url above.

Common Error that indicates the node.js version is missing or incorrect.

If your application is getting the following error, please check whether WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION is set to a valid value.

 Application has thrown an uncaught exception and is terminated:
SyntaxError: Unexpected token {
at Module._compile (module.js:434:25)
at Object..js (module.js:464:10)
at Module.load (module.js:353:31)
at Function._load (module.js:311:12)
at Module.require (module.js:359:17)
at require (module.js:375:17)
at Object.<anonymous> (D:\Program Files (x86)\iisnode\interceptor.js:459:1)
at Module._compile (module.js:446:26)
at Object..js (module.js:464:10)
at Module.load (module.js:353:31)