go run unable to serve website in user mode, however works in root mode in ubuntu WSL - Windows [closed]

I am writing a simple web app in golang: golang http main.go server, with vscode user mode invocation

the server snippet:

package mainimport ("fmt""net/http")func helloWorldPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request){    fmt.Fprint(w, "Hello world!")}func main(){    http.HandleFunc("/", helloWorldPage)    http.ListenAndServe("", nil)}

The problem is invocations from terminal via vscode (or simple user mode for that matter) immediately terminates without serving at default port 80.

drainbamage@LAPTOP-KPETF9CD:~/dev/portfolio$ go versiongo version go1.22.3 linux/amd64drainbamage@LAPTOP-KPETF9CD:~/dev/portfolio$ go run main.go   <--- terminates without hosting.drainbamage@LAPTOP-KPETF9CD:~/dev/portfolio$

However... if I run the same command in root mode, it works as expected:

drainbamage@LAPTOP-KPETF9CD:~/dev/portfolio$ sudo su[sudo] password for drainbamage:root@LAPTOP-KPETF9CD:/home/drainbamage/dev/portfolio# go run main.go   <--- working as expected.^Csignal: interruptroot@LAPTOP-KPETF9CD:/home/drainbamage/dev/portfolio#

root mode main.go invocation

vscode prompt

hosted webpage

Tried

• go version command works just fine in both root and user mode.
• Its just http serving which it is just not able to do, I tried this (not exactly my problem, actually opposite, but tried: https://forum.golangbridge.org/t/go-doesnt-work-in-root-mode/27340/3)
• my guess is, given that it's working in root mode, it might be lacking some permissions? I am new to wsl environment, so I think it could be related to that.

Expected

• Expecting same result as of root mode in normal mode.