install node.js on ubuntu

install-node-js-ubuntu.sh

# node: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5009324/node-js-nginx-and-now

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties python g++ make
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm

# http://kvz.io/blog/2009/12/15/run-nodejs-as-a-service-on-ubuntu-karmic/

in /etc/init.d/nodeapp.conf (chmod u+x)

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description "napi/test.js launcher"
author      "kvz"

# used to be: start on startup
# until we found some mounts weren't ready yet while booting:
start on started mountall
stop on shutdown

# Automatically Respawn:
respawn
respawn limit 99 5

script
    # Not sure why $HOME is needed, but we found that it is:
    export HOME="/root"

    exec /usr/local/bin/node /usr/share/nginx/www/napi/test.js >> /var/log/node.log 2>&1
end script

post-start script
   # Optionally put a script here that will notifiy you node has (re)started
   # /root/bin/hoptoad.sh "node.js has started!"
end script

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