User data code used to setup NodeJS environment on cloud servers such as DigitalOcean and Vultr.

gulp-user-data-setup.sh

#!/bin/sh

## Copy/paste this script code into the "User Data" textarea that appears when selecting
## the "User Data" checkbox upon setting up your new DigitalOcean Droplet.

## Update Ubuntu
apt-get update

## Install NodeJS and NPM
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -
apt-get install nodejs -y

## Install Gulp globally so that it can be run from the command line
npm install --global gulp-cli

## Append code to end of sudoers file that allows the www-data user to execute sudo commands
## Only use this code if working on a non-live/DEV server as it makes the server less secure
echo 'www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers