How to make node.js work

Problem/Motivation

Node.js does not display any functionality

Steps to reproduce

settings = {
scheme: 'http',
port: 8888,
host: 'localhost',
serviceKey: '**********',
backend: {
port: 8888,
host: 'drupalhost',
scheme: 'http',
basePath: '',
messagePath: '/nodejs/message'
},
debug: false,
bodyParserJsonLimit: '1mb',
sslKeyPath: '',
sslCertPath: '',
sslCAPath: '',
baseAuthPath: '/nodejs/',
extensions: [],
socketOptions: {}
};

Proposed resolution

To display notifications and chat without having to refresh page

Remaining tasks

To make node.js functional

User interface changes

API changes

Drupal Does connect to node.js server

Data model changes