init.d script for node js. Put in /etc/init.d/ and run update-rc.d nodejsserver

nodejsserver

#!/bin/bash

NODE=/usr/bin/nodejs
SERVER_JS_FILE=/scripts/server.js
USER=username
OUT=/var/log/nodejs.log

case "$1" in

start)
        echo "starting node: $NODE $SERVER_JS_FILE"
        sudo -u $USER $NODE $SERVER_JS_FILE > $OUT 2>$OUT &
        ;;

stop)
        killall $NODE
        ;;

*)
        echo "usage: $0 (start|stop)"
esac

exit 0