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https://github.com/lexoyo/node-app-launcher

Node app launcher is a node app to handle the deployment and bootstrapping of your node app.
https://github.com/lexoyo/node-app-launcher

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Node app launcher is a node app to handle the deployment and bootstrapping of your node app.

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Node app launcher is a node app to handle the deployment and bootstrapping of your node app.



It is usefull if your node.js hosting does not support it natively.



#Motivation



In 2014, Gandi offered to be a partner of [Silex Labs foundation](http://www.silexlabs.org) for the development of [Silex, the free website builder](http://www.silex.me). Since then, Gandi offers node.js hosting for Silex staging and production servers.



As [this article states, Gandi node.js hosting has limitations](http://the.webapp.cat/???) and issues with:



* deployment with git push

* nodejs bootstrapping

* sftp access

* ssh access



    git is available but will not work with submodules

    deployment with git push is only intended to push new code, not to deploy with make, grunt or other automation tools. this will not restart the instance either

    nodejs bootstrapping: one need to have a server.js file, which is not standard and will not be included in the code base.. Use a Procfile, or package.json file would be a better approach

    sftp access is available but deploying using sftp is dangerous and still requires to access the gandi admin panel in order to reboot the instance

    ssh access requires to access the gandi admin panel to be enabled and the console is buggy as stated by users in the forums

    as nodejs often crashes, the instance should be monitored and rebooted a lot faster than it is

    pas de mode "test" / sandbox / preprod, qui soit gratuit et indépendant de l'instance en prod, avec exactement les mêmes conditions (mais une charge quasi inexistante)



This project aims at offering a node.js solution to adress these issues.



#What it does



This application exposes web services to manage the app.



The functionnalities exposed as web services:



* deployment of your app from a git branch or tag

* (re)start your app as a new process, and stop the old process only if the new one has started normally



Here are other things in the scope of this app, which I hope to add soon:



* check that your app is always running

* enable several monitoring tools (e.g. look)



#License



license: GPL v2



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?? deployment script for silex

=> http://doc.rpc.gandi.net/hosting/usage.html

=> clone, make, reboot

    ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub 1740829@console.dc0.gpaas.net

    git clone https://github.com/lexoyo/Silex.git Silex

    cd Silex/

    git submodule update --init --recursive

    # not on gandi: make

    npm install

    => pas de java

    rsync



releases / déploiement gandi

* online

    activer ssh

* remote

    ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub 1740829@console.dc0.gpaas.net

    ou prod :

    ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub 1729213@console.dc0.gpaas.net

    cd web/vhosts/default/Silex/

    ?? git reset

    git pull --rebase origin master

    git submodule update --recursive

    npm install => error mais c'est ok

* local

    make

    copy with filezilla

    * dist/ => /lamp0/web/vhosts/default/Silex/dist

        or prod (ne marche pas sur gandi)

        cd ~/.ssh/

        rsync -vaz --rsh="ssh -i id_rsa.pub 1729213@console.dc0.gpaas.net" ~/Dropbox/fdt-workspace/Silex/ 1729213@console.dc0.gpaas.net:/srv/data/web/vhosts/default/Silex

* online

    reboot



Logs



tail -f /srv/data/var/log/www/nodejs.log



The standard output and errors of your website are sent to a log file on your disk:



via the SSH console: /srv/data/var/log/www/nodejs.log

via SFTP: /lamp0/var/log/www/nodejs.log

This log file also contains the output of the NPM program that is in charge of your website's dependencies.



Additionally, you can view the history of actions taken by the program in charge of launching your site:



via the SSH console: /srv/data/var/log/www/nodejs-watchd.log

via SFTP: /lamp0/var/log/www/nodejs-watchd.log



bug report gandi

=> faire un article the.webapp.cat

  + demander un article pour advertise notre partenariat sur http://www.lebardegandi.net/

=> Pour ce qui est de tes remontées de bug, elles peuvent être précieuses :) Est-ce que tu pourrais alors remonter celles-ci sur feedback@gandi.net s'il te plait ?

=> @lexoyo Hi! We'd love more details on this graph. Could you contact us (to AJ's attention)?  https://twitter.com/lexoyo/status/503092236348039168

* j'ai fais qques wish sur https://www.gandi.net/hosting/simple/wishlist/

* git

  pas de sous module => pas possible

  push comme dans la doc => fatal: repository not found

* sftp

  simple hosting instance admin page: wrong help page for sftp (http://wiki.gandi.net/en/simple/git instead of http://wiki.gandi.net/en/simple/sftp)

* nodejs :

  Your Node.js application must be composed of at least a file called server.js.

  => convention de merde

  systeme de vhost pour nodejs => 1 seule app, et si on utilise un proxy, on doit reload tout pour mettre en preprod? manipuler les thread sinon?

  vhosts modifie direct le record => tres bon ca!

* ssh :

    Console SSH à réactiver toutes les heures?

    pas de java => pas de deploy, et pas de apt-get => pas d'install