oOthkOo / node-start-stop-script

A Ubuntu start-stop-daemon script to restart NodeJS server in a easy way

Ubuntu NodeJS daemon script

A Ubuntu script to daemonize NodeJS server in a easy way. Features

• Ubuntu compatible
• Stop NodeJS properly
• LOG file support
• PID file support
• User uid:gid support

Configuration

Change this parameter value in node-server script : (ex: user:user)

DAEMON_USER="{your-user-uid:your-user-gid}"

Change theses parameters value in node-exec script : (ex: /var/lib/node)

DAEMON_APP_DIR="{your-app-directory}"

Install

$ sudo cp node-server node-exec /etc/init.d/
$ sudo cd /etc/init.d/
$ sudo chmod +x node-server node-exec
$ sudo update-rc.d node-server defaults

Usage

/etc/init.d/node-server {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}

$ sudo /etc/init.d/node-server start
$ sudo /etc/init.d/node-server stop
$ sudo /etc/init.d/node-server restart

Uninstal

$ sudo cd /etc/init.d/
$ sudo update-rc.d -f node-server remove
$ sudo rm -f /etc/init.d/node-exec