I've set up a VPS using the Google Compute Engine platform. In the instance, I've established a MongoDB database that's being locally hosted at the default port 21017. I've also set up a REST API based NodeJS server with express listening in on connections at port 8080.
Right now, I can only access the NodeJS site internally. How do I expose the VPS port 8080 to the external ip address so that I can access the API anywhere?
I tried following along an answer to this post: Enable Access Google Compute Engine Instance Via HTTP Port.
But that did not solve my issue