title: How do I start nodejs web-site under iisexpress/iisnode from a command line?
body: <p>I am having a problem trying to figure out how to start a nodejs web-site under issexpress/issnode <strong>without using Web-Matrix</strong>. Basically I need to do the same thing that is done by clicking start/stop in Web-Matrix but outside of it.</p>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p>
  
  <p>if a web-site can be run just by</p>
  
  <pre><code>node.exe sever.js
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>why do I need iisexpress or iisnode or web-matrix or anything else?</p>