Why is Nginx/Apache needed if there is node.JS?

Question

Nginx

I understand that node.js is a platform, but also a web server? The site can be run on node, but then why do you need apache or nginx? Is it really possible to compare them? When to use node and when to use another (nginx, apache)?

Answer 1

You can also implement all the features of nginx in the node yourself.
Putting nginx in front of your node is easier and more reliable.

Answer 2

To put it bluntly and simply, Node.js serves requests to the API, and Nginx distributes static, usually.