prepare linode server

gistfile1.bash

# This should be run on a new Linode Ubuntu 32-bit image to prepare it for hosting GTG

# To start, something like this works:
# scp prepare_server.sh root@123.456.789.10:/root

# First, install basic linux utilities (compilers, git, libssl)

cd /root

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install build-essential git libssl-dev

# Install node v0.4.8

wget https://github.com/joyent/node/zipball/v0.4.8
unzip v0.4.8
cd joyent-node*
export JOBS=4
./configure
make
make install
cd ..
cd /opt/

# Install npm

curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh

# Install mongodb

wget http://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-i686-1.8.1.tgz
tar zxvf mongodb-linux-i686-1.8.1.tgz
mv mongodb-linux-i686-1.8.1 /opt/mongodb
mkdir -p /srv/db/mongodb
touch /srv/db/mongodb.log
mkdir /opt/bin/
mkdir /opt/config/
cd /opt/bin/
wget -O mongodb-start http://library.linode.com/assets/619-mongodb-start.sh
wget -O mongodb-stop http://library.linode.com/assets/620-mongodb-stop.sh
chmod +x *

# MongoDB Configuration

echo "
  # Configuration Options for MongoDB
  #
  # For More Information, Consider:
  # - Configuration Parameters: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Command+Line+Parameters
  # - File Based Configuration: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/File+Based+Configuration
  
  dbpath = /srv/db/mongodb
  logpath = /srv/db/mongodb.log
  logappend = true
  
  bind_ip = 127.0.0.1
  port = 27017
  fork = true
  
  auth = true
  # noauth = true
" > /opt/config/mongodb

wget -O init-deb.sh http://library.linode.com/assets/618-mongodb-init-deb.sh
mv init-deb.sh /etc/init.d/mongodb
chmod +x /etc/init.d/mongodb
/usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f mongodb defaults
adduser --system --no-create-home --disabled-login --disabled-password --group mongodb
chown mongodb:mongodb -R /srv/db/
/etc/init.d/mongodb start

# Install Redis

cd /opt/
mkdir /opt/redis
wget http://redis.googlecode.com/files/redis-2.2.8.tar.gz
tar -zxvf /opt/redis-2.2.8.tar.gz
cd /opt/redis-2.2.8/
make
cp /opt/redis-2.2.8/redis.conf /opt/redis/redis.conf.default
cp /opt/redis-2.2.8/src/redis-benchmark /opt/redis/
cp /opt/redis-2.2.8/src/redis-cli /opt/redis/
cp /opt/redis-2.2.8/src/redis-server /opt/redis/
cp /opt/redis-2.2.8/src/redis-check-aof /opt/redis/
cp /opt/redis-2.2.8/src/redis-check-dump /opt/redis/

echo "
  daemonize yes
  pidfile /var/run/redis.pid
  logfile /var/log/redis.log
  
  port 6379
  bind 127.0.0.1
  timeout 300
  
  loglevel notice
  
  ## Default configuration options
  databases 16
  
  save 900 1
  save 300 10
  save 60 10000
  
  rdbcompression yes
  dbfilename dump.rdb
  
  dir /opt/redis/
  appendonly no
  
  glueoutputbuf yes
" > /opt/redis/redis.conf

cd /opt/
wget -O init-deb.sh http://library.linode.com/assets/630-redis-init-deb.sh
adduser --system --no-create-home --disabled-login --disabled-password --group redis
mv /opt/init-deb.sh /etc/init.d/redis
chmod +x /etc/init.d/redis
chown -R redis:redis /opt/redis
touch /var/log/redis.log
chown redis:redis /var/log/redis.log
update-rc.d -f redis defaults

# Set up GTG repository

git init --bare /git/gtg

# Add hooks to check out the latest push into the hosting area

echo "
  GIT_WORK_TREE=/var/node/gtg git checkout -f
  /var/node/gtg/deploy/deploy.sh
  chmod +x /var/node/gtg/server.js
" > /git/gtg/hooks/post-receive

chmod +x /git/gtg/hooks/post-receive

# Create upstart script

echo "
  pre-start script
    mkdir -p /var/log/node
  end script
  respawn
  respawn limit 15 5
  start on runlevel [2345]
  stop on runlevel [06]
  script
    su - root -c \"NODE_ENV=development exec /var/node/gtg/server.js 2>&1\" >> /var/log/node/gtg.log
  end script
" > /etc/init/gtg.conf

# Create hosting area

mkdir -p /var/node/gtg

echo ""
echo "Now add this server as a remote and push to it:"
echo ""
echo "git remote add myservername ssh://root@myipaddress/git/gtg"
echo "git push myservername master"

You can save this as a private StackScript and initialize new server instances with it to have it auto run on creation.