crystalclear · August 29, 2015 14:27 · Oct 17, 2014 · Oct 17, 2014 · Oct 17, 2014 · Oct 17, 2014
diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md → node-deploy-as-upstart-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md → node-deploy-as-upstart-service.md
diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ restart node-app #performs a stop and start. This is all we need for deployments
 ```
 
 ###Step 2: give your `deploy` user permission to restart the node-app service without requiring a password
+You can make changes to this entry later by running `visudo` as root, but for now, just run this.
 ```bash
 echo "deploy ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/restart node-app" >> /etc/sudoers
 ```

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ exec /usr/local/bin/node bin/www
 ```bash
 start node-app
 stop node-app
-restart node-app #performs a stop and start
+restart node-app #performs a stop and start. This is all we need for deployments
 ```
 
 ###Step 2: give your `deploy` user permission to restart the node-app service without requiring a password

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Deploying a node app with Forever is great...until your server restarts unexpectedly.
 Then your app stops running and you have to re-deploy.
 
-To get around this, we're going to run our node app as a service.
-Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they fail, or if the server restarts.
+To get around this, we're going to run our node app as an Upstart service.
+Upstart services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they fail, or if the server restarts.
 
 ###Step 1: Create a service for your node app
 - __ssh in as *root*__ `ssh root@youripaddress`
@@ -17,30 +17,30 @@ nano /etc/init/node-app.conf
 start on filesystem and started networking
 respawn
 chdir /home/deploy/node-app
-env NODE_ENV=production
+env NODE_ENV=production #change this to staging if this is a staging server
 env PORT=3000
 exec /usr/local/bin/node bin/www
 ```
 
 - **Now your app will always start on reboot!**
 - You can also now you can start | stop | restart your app with these commands
 ```bash
-service node-app start
-service node-app stop
-service node-app restart
+start node-app
+stop node-app
+restart node-app #performs a stop and start
 ```
 
-###Step 2: give your `deploy` user permission to run services without a password
+###Step 2: give your `deploy` user permission to restart the node-app service without requiring a password
 ```bash
-echo "deploy ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+echo "deploy ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/restart node-app" >> /etc/sudoers
 ```
 
-###Step 3: on Adjust your flightplan.js file
+###Step 3: Adjust your flightplan.js file - remove the forever lines, replacing them with the last line here
 View full file, minus these changes [here](https://gist.github.com/learncodeacademy/35045e64d2bbe6eb14f9)
 ```javascript
 remote.log('Reload application');
 remote.sudo('ln -snf ~/' + tmpDir + ' ~/'+appName, {user: username});
-remote.sudo('service node-app restart', {user: 'root'});
+remote.exec('sudo restart node-app');
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they
 
 ###Step 1: Create a service for your node app
 - __ssh in as *root*__ `ssh root@youripaddress`
-- Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init
+- Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init<br/>
 IMPORTANT: whatever filename you pick is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
 ```bash
 nano /etc/init/node-app.conf

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they
 ###Step 1: Create a service for your node app
 - __ssh in as *root*__ `ssh root@youripaddress`
 - Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init
+IMPORTANT: whatever filename you pick is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
 ```bash
 nano /etc/init/node-app.conf
 ```
-IMPORTANT: whatever filename you just picked is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
+
 - Give the file the following contents
 ```bash
 start on filesystem and started networking

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they
 ```bash
 nano /etc/init/node-app.conf
 ```
-- IMPORTANT: whatever filename you just picked is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
+IMPORTANT: whatever filename you just picked is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
 - Give the file the following contents
 ```bash
 start on filesystem and started networking

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they
 - __ssh in as *root*__ `ssh root@youripaddress`
 - Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init
 ```bash
-cd /etc/init
-nano node-app.conf
+nano /etc/init/node-app.conf
 ```
 - IMPORTANT: whatever filename you just picked is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
 - Give the file the following contents

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they
 - Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init
 ```bash
 cd /etc/init
-vim node-app.conf
+nano node-app.conf
 ```
 - IMPORTANT: whatever filename you just picked is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
 - Give the file the following contents

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they
 ###Step 1: Create a service for your node app
 - __ssh in as *root*__ `ssh root@youripaddress`
 - Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init
-- IMPORTANT: whatever filename you pick here is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
 ```bash
 cd /etc/init
 vim node-app.conf
 ```
-- Give it the following contents
+- IMPORTANT: whatever filename you just picked is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
+- Give the file the following contents
 ```bash
 start on filesystem and started networking
 respawn

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they
 
 ###Step 1: Create a service for your node app
 - __ssh in as *root*__ `ssh root@youripaddress`
-- Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init - whatever name you pick here is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service
+- Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init
+- IMPORTANT: whatever filename you pick here is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. `service node-app start`
 ```bash
 cd /etc/init
 vim node-app.conf

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Deploying a node app with Forever is great...until your server restarts unexpectedly.
-Then your app stops running and you have to redeploy.
+Then your app stops running and you have to re-deploy.
 
 To get around this, we're going to run our node app as a service.
 Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they fail, or if the server restarts.

diff --git a/node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-as-service.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Deploying a node app with Forever is great...until your server restarts unexpectedly.
-Then your app stops running.
+Then your app stops running and you have to redeploy.
+
 To get around this, we're going to run our node app as a service.
 Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they fail, or if the server restarts.
 

diff --git a/node-deploy-init-d.md → node-deploy-as-service.md b/node-deploy-init-d.md → node-deploy-as-service.md
diff --git a/node-deploy-init-d.md b/node-deploy-init-d.md
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+Deploying a node app with Forever is great...until your server restarts unexpectedly.
+Then your app stops running.
+To get around this, we're going to run our node app as a service.
+Services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they fail, or if the server restarts.
+
+###Step 1: Create a service for your node app
+- __ssh in as *root*__ `ssh root@youripaddress`
+- Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init - whatever name you pick here is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service
+```bash
+cd /etc/init
+vim node-app.conf
+```
+- Give it the following contents
+```bash
+start on filesystem and started networking
+respawn
+chdir /home/deploy/node-app
+env NODE_ENV=production
+env PORT=3000
+exec /usr/local/bin/node bin/www
+```
+
+- **Now your app will always start on reboot!**
+- You can also now you can start | stop | restart your app with these commands
+```bash
+service node-app start
+service node-app stop
+service node-app restart
+```
+
+###Step 2: give your `deploy` user permission to run services without a password
+```bash
+echo "deploy ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+```
+
+###Step 3: on Adjust your flightplan.js file
+View full file, minus these changes [here](https://gist.github.com/learncodeacademy/35045e64d2bbe6eb14f9)
+```javascript
+remote.log('Reload application');
+remote.sudo('ln -snf ~/' + tmpDir + ' ~/'+appName, {user: username});
+remote.sudo('service node-app restart', {user: 'root'});
+```
+
+
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