How to start a node service (lirc-web) around boot-time on a Raspberry pi

crontab

# File: sudo crontab -e

# Starts "lirc-web" 30 seconds after boot: https://github.com/alexbain/lirc_web
@reboot (sleep 30 && /home/pi/scripts/startup/lirc-web.sh) &

lirc-web.sh

#!/bin/bash
# File: /home/pi/scripts/lirc-web.sh

PORT=80 /usr/local/bin/node /home/pi/apps/lirc_web/ > /home/pi/apps/lirc_web/out.log

rc.local

#!/bin/sh -e
#
# /etc/rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.

# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
  printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
fi

# Fix for crontab @reboot not working: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635473
/etc/init.d/cron/start

exit 0

~README.txt

Goal: To start a node process at boot time on a Raspberry Pi

Solution:
* Add a @reboot line to root's crontab
* Work-around those jobs not starting (as of Raspbian wheezy, I think) via rc.local