Chef recipe to install node.js on Engine Yard AppCloud

nodejs_recipe.rb

#
# Cookbook Name:: nodejs
# Recipe:: default
#
# Build and install node.js
#

if ['app','app_master','solo'].include?(node[:instance_role])
  version_tag     = "v0.4.8"
  source_base_dir = "/data/nodejs"
  source_dir      = "#{source_base_dir}/#{version_tag}"
  install_dir     = "/usr/local/bin"

  ey_cloud_report "node.js" do
    message "Setting up node.js"
  end

  ey_cloud_report "nodejs" do
    message "configuring nodejs #{version_tag}"
  end

  directory "#{source_base_dir}" do
    owner 'root'
    group 'root'
    mode 0755
    recursive true
  end
  
  # download nodejs source and checkout specific version
  execute "fetch nodejs from GitHub" do
    command "git clone https://github.com/joyent/node.git #{source_dir} && cd #{source_dir} && git checkout #{version_tag}"
    not_if { FileTest.exists?(source_dir) }
  end

  # compile nodejs
  execute "configure nodejs" do
    command "cd #{source_dir} && ./configure"
    not_if { FileTest.exists?("#{source_dir}/node") }
  end
  execute "build nodejs" do
    command "cd #{source_dir} && make"
    not_if { FileTest.exists?("#{source_dir}/node") }
  end
  execute "symlink nodejs" do
    command "ln -s #{source_dir}/node #{install_dir}"
    not_if { FileTest.exists?("#{install_dir}/node") }
  end
end

cessner, thanks for the comment. I just updated the recipe to the one we currently use. It uses a bit newer (but not the very latest) Node.js version, and fixes some issues with running this if you already had Node installed. This works properly for us on Engine Yard's AppCloud stack, but may or may not elsewhere.