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Ubuntu init.d service example for nodeJS app with forever
#!/bin/bash
#
# description: DevShelf service
# processname: node
# pidfile: /var/run/devshelf.pid
# logfile: /var/log/devshelf.log
#
# Based on https://gist.github.com/jinze/3748766
#
# To use it as service on Ubuntu:
# sudo cp devshelf.sh /etc/init.d/devshelf
# sudo chmod a+x /etc/init.d/devshelf
# sudo update-rc.d devshelf defaults
#
# Then use commands:
# service devshelf <command (start|stop|etc)>
NAME=devshelf # Unique name for the application
SOUREC_DIR=/home/user/devshelf # Location of the application source
COMMAND=node # Command to run
SOURCE_NAME=app.js # Name os the applcation entry point script
USER=user # User for process running
NODE_ENVIROMENT=production # Node environment
pidfile=/var/run/$NAME.pid
logfile=/var/log/$NAME.log
forever=forever
start() {
export NODE_ENV=$NODE_ENVIROMENT
echo "Starting $NAME node instance : "
touch $logfile
chown $USER $logfile
touch $pidfile
chown $USER $pidfile
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080
sudo -H -u $USER $forever start --pidFile $pidfile -l $logfile -a --sourceDir $SOUREC_DIR -c $COMMAND $SOURCE_NAME
RETVAL=$?
}
restart() {
echo -n "Restarting $NAME node instance : "
sudo -H -u $USER $forever restart $SOURCE_NAME
RETVAL=$?
}
status() {
echo "Status for $NAME:"
sudo -H -u $USER $forever list
RETVAL=$?
}
stop() {
echo -n "Shutting down $NAME node instance : "
sudo -H -u $USER $forever stop $SOURCE_NAME
}
case "$1" in
start)
start
;;
stop)
stop
;;
status)
status
;;
restart)
restart
;;
*)
echo "Usage: {start|stop|status|restart}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit $RETVAL
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MHeiIT commented Dec 9, 2020

what do you have to fill into the forever=forever?

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