Node.js menu in Plesk shows error: The file does not exist

Symptoms

• The following error appears next to the Application Startup File in Domains > example.com > Node.js:

  PLESK_ERROR: The file does not exist

• The NodeJS application doesn’t work

Cause

Application Startup File is missing in the Application Root directory.

Resolution

1. Log in to Plesk GUI

2. Go to Domains > example.com > Node.js

3. Verify that the Application Root directory is set to the existing directory

4. Make sure that the Application Startup File exists in the  Application Root directory and set the correct name

Additional information:

For the working capacity of Node.js, the following conditions should be met:

• For Linux:

  The Application Root directory must be equal to the subdirectory of the Document Root directory

• For Windows:

  The Application Root directory must be equal to the Document Root directory.