Upstart script for running node as non-root service

foo.conf

description "Foo application Node.js service"
author "Niklas Närhinen"

setuid foo

start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up)
stop on shutdown

respawn
respawn limit 5 60

script
  export NODE_ENV="production"
  export PORT=3000
  export PATH="$PATH:/home/foo/.nvm/v0.10.16/bin"

  export COUCHDB_USER=""
  export COUCHDB_PASS=""

  export COUCHDB_HOST=""

  export REDIS_PASS=""
  export REDIS_HOST=""
  export REDIS_PORT=""

  $(which node) /home/foo/foo/migrate.js &&
  $(which node) /home/foo/foo/app.js >> /var/log/foo/foo.com.log 2>&1
end script