Refusing to run NodeJS app as root Error

[ifeLight]

root@trade9ine:~/trader# cd build
root@trade9ine:~/trader/build# node app.js --debug
Refusing to run NodeJS app as root
root@trade9ine:~/trader/build# ls
ai.js app.js.map config.js configLocal-sample.js configLocal.js.map public
ai.js.map backfind.js config.js.map configLocal-sample.js.map imports.js src
app.js backfind.js.map config.json configLocal.js imports.js.map tests
root@trade9ine:~/trader/build# node app.js
Refusing to run NodeJS app as root
root@trade9ine:~/trader/build#

[Ekliptor]

The error means exactly what it says. You should not run nodejs apps as root user in general! And my apps refuse doing so on purpose. Login as another user and you can run it.

[ifeLight]

Okay I understand better