How to run nodejs appicaton on simple web server

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webservice

socket.io

htaccess

Installed NodeJS and set NPM using instructions provided in the following link

How to install and configure Node.js on managed hosting accounts[^]

I run the application and it's running in terminal but not able to communicate through it using frontend.

I am trying simple SocketIO chat.

The application is running fine when I run it on my local machine so there is nothing wrong in application. I this its just settings like in .htaccess file.

May I know what's wrong I am doing and how to make it run.

What I have tried:

I have tried many things that are provided on the web here and there on different blogs. But it's not running. I just suspect that settings of .htaccess file is what bothers me and I have no knowledge of .htaccess file.