Proxying WebSockets on NodeJS running off Apache

Disclaimer: I’m not a WebServer Admin/Pro and only tinker with stuff found around, so please excuse my ignorance or wrong jargon used here.

I had this terrible problem where a NodeJS app running on port 3000 on an Apache Server would refuse to proxy the incoming Web Sockets to the Node App. After almost two weeks of battling it out (including Server upgrades and losing out the entire app :), we finally managed to get it running). I’ll start off with my setup and then come over to the solution. If you’d like to directly jump to the solution, please scroll down.