Run a Simple Node.js Server in Docker on Ubuntu/Jetson

• Updated Sep 1, 2025 • Rasim Mahmudov • 1 min read • 11 views

Check Docker

sudo apt install docker.io
sudo docker run hello-world

If you see the hello-world message, Docker is ready.

Create a small server

mkdir ~/NodeJSDemo && cd ~/NodeJSDemo
nano server.js
const http = require("http");
const server = http.createServer((req,res) => {
  res.end("Hello from Jetson!");
});
server.listen(3000, "0.0.0.0");

Run with Docker

sudo docker pull node:latest
sudo docker run -p 3000:3000 -v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app node:latest node server.js

Open http://<ip>:3000 in a browser to see the greeting.

Conclusion

This confirms Docker, networking, and Node.js all work. From here, you can containerize bigger apps or add a Dockerfile for production.

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