profoundjs.server.listen()



This API starts a Profound.js server instance.

Parameters

  1. Port (optional) - The port number to listen on; if not specified, the Profound.js configuration is used

  2. Host (optional) - The host name Profound.js will accept connections on; if not specified, the Profound.js configuration is used

Return Value

A boolean value indicating whether the current process is the server's master or worker process. True is returned for the worker process.

Examples

profoundjs.server.listen(8099); // listen on port 8099   var isWorker = profoundjs.server.listen(); // listen on the port specified in the Profound.js configuration file