Using node.js in webfaction

gistfile1.sh

#taken from //community.webfaction.com/questions/4888/install-nodejs-with-express-framework
#the "forever" part taken from //shkfon.tumblr.com/post/27178918675/real-world-nodejs-part-1
#thanks to [Ryan s](http://community.webfaction.com/users/16/ryans/) and [Dave Stevens](http://shkfon.tumblr.com/)

mkdir -p $HOME/src
cd $HOME/src
wget 'http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.9/node-v0.8.9.tar.gz'
tar -xzf node-v0.8.9.tar.gz
cd node-v0.8.9

# All of these scripts use "#!/usr/bin/env python". Let's make that mean python2.7:
PATH_BACKUP="$PATH"
mkdir MYPY
ln -s $(which python2.7) $PWD/MYPY/python
export PATH="$PWD/MYPY:$PATH"

./configure --prefix=$HOME
make         # 5.5m
make install

# restore the PATH (we don't need `$PWD/MYPY/python` anymore).
# Then, make sure $HOME/bin is on the PATH
PATH="$PATH_BACKUP"
export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"' >> $HOME/.bashrc
hash -r

# Set the node modules path
export NODE_PATH="$HOME/lib/node_modules:$NODE_PATH"
echo 'export NODE_PATH="$HOME/lib/node_modules:$NODE_PATH"' >> $HOME/.bashrc

# now install express framework
cd $HOME
npm install -g forever
npm install -g express
npm install -g stylus
npm install -g jade

# create express framework "hello world" project
mkdir -p $HOME/node_projects
cd $HOME/node_projects
express -s -c stylus helloworld
cd helloworld

# use the PORT from your Custom Application created at the beginning!
PORT=8888
sed -i "s/app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);/app.set('port', process.env.PORT || $PORT);/" app.js

# run it
cd $HOME/node_projects/helloworld
forever start app.js