(wherever it says url.com, use your server's domain or IP)
Login to new server as root, then add a deploy user
sudo useradd --create-home -s /bin/bash deploy
sudo adduser deploy sudo
sudo passwd deploy
And Update the new password
/** | |
* Converts an RGB color value to HSL. Conversion formula | |
* adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_color_space. | |
* Assumes r, g, and b are contained in the set [0, 255] and | |
* returns h, s, and l in the set [0, 1]. | |
* | |
* @param Number r The red color value | |
* @param Number g The green color value | |
* @param Number b The blue color value | |
* @return Array The HSL representation |
#add 'node_modules' to .gitignore file | |
git rm -r --cached node_modules | |
git commit -m 'Remove the now ignored directory node_modules' | |
git push origin <branch-name> |
(wherever it says url.com, use your server's domain or IP)
Login to new server as root, then add a deploy user
sudo useradd --create-home -s /bin/bash deploy
sudo adduser deploy sudo
sudo passwd deploy
And Update the new password
##Setup your server (this would ideally be done with automated provisioning)
npm install -g forever
##Install flightplan
npm install -g flightplan
npm install flightplan --save-dev
Deploying a node app with Forever is great...until your server restarts unexpectedly. Then your app stops running and you have to re-deploy.
To get around this, we're going to run our node app as an Upstart service. Upstart services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they fail, or if the server restarts.
###Step 1: Create a service for your node app
ssh root@youripaddress
service node-app start
FWIW: I (@rondy) am not the creator of the content shared here, which is an excerpt from Edmond Lau's book. I simply copied and pasted it from another location and saved it as a personal note, before it gained popularity on news.ycombinator.com. Unfortunately, I cannot recall the exact origin of the original source, nor was I able to find the author's name, so I am can't provide the appropriate credits.