server = require('http').createServer(function() {}); webSocketServer = require('websocket').server; server.listen(8080, function() {}); var wsServer = new webSocketServer({ httpServer: server }); wsServer.on('request', function(request) { //console.log('request'); var connection = request.accept(null); connection.on('message', function(message) { //console.log('message'); connection.send(message.utf8Data); }); connection.on('close', function(r) { //console.log('close'); }); });