AWS Ubuntu ami user data to init instance. Installs node.js, creates upstart script and runs it.

aws_ubuntu_ami_user_data.sh

#!/bin/bash

# install node.js
apt-add-repository -y ppa:chris-lea/node.js
apt-get update
apt-get install -y python-software-properties nodejs npm git make g++
 
# install girror (https://github.com/eladb/node-girror)
npm install -g girror
 
# create /etc/init/node.conf
echo 'actual node.conf code' > /etc/init/node.conf
 
# start it
start node