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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion server.js
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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ function start(route, routes) {
});
}

http.createServer(onRequest).listen(config.port);
var server = http.createServer(onRequest).listen(config.port);

server.on('error', function(e) {
if (e.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
console.log('ERROR: Port number already in use. Select a different port number in config.js.');
server.close();
}
})

console.log('Started HTTP server on port ' + config.port + '...');
}

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