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This tutorial uses a simple Node.js application, but is applicable to most, if not all, others as well (be they Ruby, Python, etc). For PHP web applications, it is recommended to use a more specialized LAMP or LEMP stack instead. Commands will be provided for both Fedora and Arch, do keep a lookout for which is which to avoid misconfiguration and/or confusion. When not indicated, the command is the same for both systems. It is also recommended you read through the entire tutorial before attempting it step-by-step, so as to get an idea of what it entails and whether it is appropriate for your situation. System Preliminaries—
Install packages—
Fedora:
Application Preliminaries— User—
Port— Application Setup— Using the system node—
Fedora:
Using a user-specific install—
Then take note of where the node binary is installed:
Deploy your application—
For this tutorial, the following sample application is used:
Then return to root:
Nginx Setup—
Then set up its daemon:
Systemd Setup— There's a few variables that need to be filled in:
Now start the service:
Usage— Status— systemctl status node-samplenode-sample.service Nov 22 01:12:15 d02 systemd[1]: Started node-sample.service. Logs— journalctl -u node-sample-- Logs begin at Thu 2013-11-21 19:05:17 UTC, end at Fri 2013-11-22 01:12:15 UTC. -- Restart, stop, etc—
Stop the application:
The application will be automatically restarted if it dies or is killed:
The PID has changed, showing the application has indeed been killed and restarted. Websockets—
and Nginx has to be reloaded:
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