Node.js app in Azure subfolder not running - node.js

Question

We've tried everything with a colleague of mine, but we couldn't get it working :(
We have a Web App in Azure - an MVC one. Inside of it we want to add a blog as a subfolder, but for now we test with a very simple express app.
Basically, we have the main MVC app.
I've tried both moving my small test node.js app to site\test and site\wwwroot\test.
There is a virtual application /test pointing to site/test. (from the Azure portal Application Settings).
Inside the test folder, web.config:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<handlers>
<add name="iisnode" path="index.js" verb="*" modules="iisnode" />
</handlers>
<rewrite>
<rules>
<rule name="DynamicContent">
<action type="Rewrite" url="index.js" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
index.js
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
console.log(1);
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
res.send('Hello World!');
});
app.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000, function () {
console.log('Test is live');
});
package.json
{
"name": "test",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"express": "^4.14.0"
}
}
After I try to open http://MySite.azurewebsites.net/test/ and then open the main site from FTP and go to LogFiles/DetailedErrors, there are two errors:
HTTP Error 500.1000 - Internal Server Error
Detailed Error Information:
Module iisnode
Notification ExecuteRequestHandler
Handler iisnode
Error Code 0x8007000d
Requested URL http://MySite:80/test/index.js
Physical Path D:\home\site\wwwroot\test\index.js
Logon Method Anonymous
Logon User Anonymous
and
HTTP Error 403.14 - Forbidden
Detailed Error Information:
Module DirectoryListingModule
Notification ExecuteRequestHandler
Handler StaticFile
Error Code 0x00000000
Requested URL http://MySite:80/test/
Physical Path D:\home\site\wwwroot\test\
Logon Method Anonymous
Logon User Anonymous
Finally, here's the main app web.config. I suspect it might hold the key to the problem:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="entityFramework" type="System.Data.Entity.Internal.ConfigFile.EntityFrameworkSection, EntityFramework, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
<sectionGroup name="jsEngineSwitcher">
<section name="core" type="JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.Core.Configuration.CoreConfiguration, JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.Core" />
<section name="msie" type="JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.Msie.Configuration.MsieConfiguration, JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.Msie" />
<section name="v8" type="JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.V8.Configuration.V8Configuration, JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.V8" />
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<connectionStrings>
some conn strings
</connectionStrings>
<location path="." inheritInChildApplications="false">
<appSettings>
<add key="webpages:Version" value="3.0.0.0" />
<add key="webpages:Enabled" value="false" />
<add key="ClientValidationEnabled" value="true" />
<add key="UnobtrusiveJavaScriptEnabled" value="true" />
<add key="webpages:Enabled" value="true" />
<add key="webpages:Version" value="3.0.0.0" />
</appSettings>
</location>
<location path="." inheritInChildApplications="false">
<system.web>
<authentication mode="None" />
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5" />
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5" />
<httpHandlers>
<add path="*.png" verb="*" type="System.Web.StaticFileHandler" validate="true" />
<add path="*.js" verb="*" type="System.Web.StaticFileHandler" validate="true" />
</httpHandlers>
</system.web>
</location>
<location path="." inheritInChildApplications="false">
<system.webServer>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false" />
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true">
<remove name="FormsAuthentication" />
</modules>
<staticContent>
<remove fileExtension=".eot" />
<remove fileExtension=".ttf" />
<remove fileExtension=".otf" />
<remove fileExtension=".woff" />
<remove fileExtension=".woff2" />
<mimeMap fileExtension=".eot" mimeType="application/vnd.ms-fontobject" />
<mimeMap fileExtension=".ttf" mimeType="font/ttf" />
<mimeMap fileExtension=".otf" mimeType="font/otf" />
<mimeMap fileExtension=".woff" mimeType="application/font-woff" />
<mimeMap fileExtension=".woff2" mimeType="application/font-woff" />
<clientCache cacheControlMode="UseMaxAge" cacheControlMaxAge="14.00:00:00" />
</staticContent>
<security>
<requestFiltering>
<hiddenSegments>
<add segment="ClearScript.V8" />
</hiddenSegments>
</requestFiltering>
</security>
<handlers>
<remove name="Babel" />
<add name="Babel" verb="GET" path="*.jsx" type="React.Web.BabelHandlerFactory, React.Web" preCondition="integratedMode" />
</handlers>
<directoryBrowse enabled="false" />
</system.webServer>
</location>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Owin.Security" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.1.0" newVersion="3.0.1.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Owin.Security.OAuth" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.1.0" newVersion="3.0.1.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.1.0" newVersion="3.0.1.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Owin" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.1.0" newVersion="3.0.1.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" culture="neutral" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Optimization" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.1.0.0" newVersion="1.1.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="WebGrease" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-1.5.2.14234" newVersion="1.5.2.14234" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Helpers" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.3.0" newVersion="5.2.3.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.WebPages" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
<entityFramework>
<defaultConnectionFactory type="System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.SqlConnectionFactory, EntityFramework" />
<providers>
<provider invariantName="System.Data.SqlClient" type="System.Data.Entity.SqlServer.SqlProviderServices, EntityFramework.SqlServer" />
</providers>
</entityFramework>
<jsEngineSwitcher xmlns="http://tempuri.org/JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.Configuration.xsd">
<core>
<engines>
<add name="MsieJsEngine" type="JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.Msie.MsieJsEngine, JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.Msie" />
<add name="V8JsEngine" type="JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.V8.V8JsEngine, JavaScriptEngineSwitcher.V8" />
</engines>
</core>
</jsEngineSwitcher>
</configuration>
We've tried everything we can find online and nothing is working :( Would really appreciate some help!

Answer 1

Here is an answer of IIS, Node.js, and Web Application with IISNode not configured right with Virtual Directory, which is in the same scenario with you. I tested this answer on locally, and it worked fine.
I built an empty MVC application, and put a simple expressjs application into it with the web.config similar with http://tstrimple.com/express-4-azure-websites/.
And I didn't config any location tag in the MVC's web.config file.
Any further concern, please feel free to let me know.