Nodejs init.d script

forever-setup.bash

#!/bin/bash -e

SERVICE=node_server
INIT_LOCATION=/etc/init.d/${SERVICE}


npm install -g forever
mkdir /var/run/forever

touch $INIT_LOCATION
chmod a+x $INIT_LOCATION
update-rc.d $SERVICE defaults

curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/timemachine3030/8105335f72eaaecb153a/raw/init-script.bash >> /etc/init.d/${SERVICE}

service $SERVICE start

init-script.bash

#!/bin/sh

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
export NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV:="production"}
export NODE_PATH=$$NODE_PATH:/usr/local/lib/node_modules

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

RETVAL=0
NAME=server.js
DIR=/var/apps/current
APP=${DIR}/${NAME}

## We want the correct procwss.cwd() when out server starts
cd ${DIR}

## Test if server is running
running() {
  forever list 2>/dev/null | grep ${NAME} 2>&1 >/dev/null
  return $?
}



case "$1" in
  start)
    log_progress_msg "Starting server"
    forever -p /var/run/forever start --sourceDir=${DIR} ${NAME} 2>&1 >/dev/null
    ;;

  stop)
    log_progress_msg "Stopping server"
    forever stop --sourceDir=${DIR} ${NAME} 2>&1 >/dev/null
    ;;
  
  restart)
    log_progress_msg "Restarting server"
    forever restart --sourceDir=${DIR} ${NAME} 2>&1 >/dev/null 
    ;;
  
  status)
    if running; then
      log_progress_msg "Server is running."
    else
      log_progress_msg "Server is stopped."
    fi
    ;;
    
  *)
    echo "Usage: ${0} {start|stop|restart|status}"
    RETVAL=1
    ;;
esac

exit $RETVAL

curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/timemachine3030/8105335f72eaaecb153a/raw/forever-setup.bash | bash