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I'm just trying to get web3.eth in node.js to tell me what the current block number is but I get an error 'UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Invalid JSON RPC response: ""', I have "geth --syncmode "light"" running in a different console tab and I thought that would be all I needed to get a data feed from the main-net, is there something I'm just not understanding or is it something about my environment that is causing this

var Web3 = require('web3');
var web3 = new Web3("http://localhost:8545");
web3.eth.getBlockNumber().then(console.log);

node v14.4.0

npm v6.14.5

"dependencies": {

"ethereumjs-testrpc": "^6.0.3",
"web3": "^1.2.9",
"web3-eth": "^1.2.9"

}

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  • Have you set up an Ethereum node (Geth, Parity, Ganache, etc) running on your local machine and listening on port 8545?
    – goodvibration
    Commented Jun 24, 2020 at 20:50
  • yes I have a geth "light" client running and by default, it listens to port 8545
    – Riley Desrochers
    Commented Jun 25, 2020 at 4:54
  • @RileyDesrochers See this answer ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/30245/…. RPC api is disable by default, you have to explicitly enable if you intend to use it.
    – Ismael ♦
    Commented Jun 25, 2020 at 19:33

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the error is caused because you don't have enabled the HTTP-RPC server.

To enable it you can add the --rpc option to the geth --syncmode "light" command.

Also you can decide which API enable by listing them in the --rpcapi option.

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