Does Nitrous.io allow port 80?

Question

Is it possible to start my webserver/webrick/node.js at standard port 80 on Nitrous.io? A lot of company policies don't allow browsing of non-standard port website.

Can I have root access to my virtual machine?

Answer 1

Nitrous.IO currently has ports 1024 - 9999 open only for HTTP. Root access is not available at this time.

You can then access your site via that particular port, or directly on the usual http (port 80) and https ports (port 443).

Custom domain support will be available soon for paying users.

Answer 2

We recently shipped an update that will forward port 80 to port 3000. So you can run your web server on port 3000 and you will still be able to preview your application even if you are behind a company firewall.