expressjsHow do I set the keepalivetimeout in Express.js?

Setting the keepalivetimeout in Express.js is a simple process. To do so, you must have your Express server running and you must use the server.setTimeout() method. This method takes two arguments, the number of milliseconds to wait before timing out the connection and a callback function that is executed when the timeout is reached. Here is an example:

const express = require('express');
const app = express();

const server = app.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
});

server.setTimeout(5000, () => {
  console.log('Connection timed out');
});

The output of this code will be Server is running on port 3000 and after 5 seconds, Connection timed out will be printed.

Code explanation

• const express = require('express'); - This line imports the Express library.
• const app = express(); - This line creates an Express application.
• const server = app.listen(3000, () => { - This line starts the server on port 3000.
• server.setTimeout(5000, () => { - This line sets the keepalivetimeout to 5 seconds.
• console.log('Connection timed out'); - This line prints out the message when the timeout is reached.

Helpful links

• Express.js Documentation

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