# Webserver on port 80 using alternate installer

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**Created:** [23 August 2020 13:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webserver-on-port-80-using-alternate-installer/31902 "2020-08-23T13:50:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 13:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webserver-on-port-80-using-alternate-installer/31902/1 "2020-08-23T13:50:07Z")

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I needed to run a web-server to listen out to HTTP requests from an ESP32 running microblocks (a Scratch type programming environment for microcontrollers) and I found that the microblocks HTTP request couldn't cope with the standard Node-RED 1880 port number.

Looked into a few other solutions including running a Python web-server from an exec node and then tried using @TotallyInformation alternate installer and created a running instance listening on port 80 and voila 🙂

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webserver-on-port-80-using-alternate-installer/31902/2 "2020-08-23T13:53:12Z")

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> [@cymplecy](#):
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> I found that the microblocks HTTP request couldn't cope with the standard Node-RED 1880 port number

Hi Simon, did you try encoding the port number in the URL

e.g. `192.168.0.23:1880/nr?cheerlights=cyan`

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 13:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webserver-on-port-80-using-alternate-installer/31902/3 "2020-08-23T13:54:28Z")

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🙂 yes 🙂  
It is alpha software and hasn't yet got the facility to use non-standard ports

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 13:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webserver-on-port-80-using-alternate-installer/31902/4 "2020-08-23T13:56:50Z")

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No bother - thought I'd ask the obvious question after seeing [this](http://microblocks.fun/blog-2020-01-15-microblocks,-snap!,-and-the-web) i thought it might be possible.

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 14:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webserver-on-port-80-using-alternate-installer/31902/5 "2020-08-23T14:43:38Z")

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mm-I might try that Mozella Web things server idea with a microbit - I'm currently using serial to interface mine to NR but its a bit of a faff turning it off and on as serial is needed for the IDE so it might be a much better way 🙂

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 13:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webserver-on-port-80-using-alternate-installer/31902/6 "2020-10-22T13:50:14Z")

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