deis/example-nodejs-express

A simple Node.js app for Deis, the open source PaaS

Node.js Quick Start Guide

This guide will walk you through deploying a Node.js application on Deis Workflow.

Usage

$ git clone https://github.com/deis/example-nodejs-express.git
$ cd example-nodejs-express
$ deis create
Creating Application... done, created bamboo-espresso
Git remote deis added
remote available at ssh://[email protected]:2222/bamboo-espresso.git
$ git push deis master
Counting objects: 188, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (92/92), done.
Writing objects: 100% (188/188), 33.51 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Total 188 (delta 103), reused 167 (delta 93)
Starting build... but first, coffee!
-----> Node.js app detected

-----> Creating runtime environment

       NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL=error
       NPM_CONFIG_PRODUCTION=true
       NODE_ENV=production
       NODE_MODULES_CACHE=true

-----> Installing binaries
       engines.node (package.json):  4.5.x
       engines.npm (package.json):   unspecified (use default)

       Resolving node version 4.5.x via semver.io...
       Downloading and installing node 4.5.0...
       Using default npm version: 2.15.9

-----> Restoring cache
       Skipping cache restore (new runtime signature)

-----> Building dependencies
       Installing node modules (package.json)
       [email protected] node_modules/express
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       ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected])
       ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected])
       ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
       ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected])
       └── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected])

-----> Caching build
       Clearing previous node cache
       Saving 2 cacheDirectories (default):
       - node_modules
       - bower_components (nothing to cache)

-----> Build succeeded!
       └── [email protected]

-----> Discovering process types
       Procfile declares types -> web
       Default process types for Node.js -> web
-----> Compiled slug size is 12M
Build complete.
Launching App...
Done, bamboo-espresso:v2 deployed to Workflow

Use 'deis open' to view this application in your browser

To learn more, use 'deis help' or visit https://deis.com/

To ssh://[email protected]:2222/bamboo-espresso.git
 * [new branch]      master -> master
$ curl http://bamboo-espresso.deis.rocks
Powered by Deis
Release v2 on bamboo-espresso-web-3084677544-b9q78

Additional Resources

• GitHub Project
• Documentation
• Blog

example-nodejs-express's Issues

Unable to download node

$git push deis master

-----> Installing binaries
engines.node (package.json): 4.2.x
engines.npm (package.json): unspecified (use default)

   Resolving node version 4.2.x via semver.io...
   Downloading and installing node ...
   Unable to download node ; does it exist?

-----> Build failed

   We're sorry this build is failing! You can troubleshoot common issues here:
   https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/troubleshooting-node-deploys

   If you're stuck, please submit a ticket so we can help:
   https://help.heroku.com/

   Love,
   Heroku

Permission denied (publickey)

$deis create
Creating Application... done, created humble-kingfish
Git remote deis added
remote available at ssh://[email protected]:2222/humble-kingfish.git
$git push deis master
The authenticity of host '[deis-builder.10.247.79.90.nip.io]:2222 ([10.247.79.90]:2222)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is d2:d8:30:08:6f:cb:17:e6:bf:6d:a5:9b:ea:ef:b9:d1.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '[deis-builder.10.247.79.90.nip.io]:2222,[10.247.79.90]:2222' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

Update npm to avoid warning

This NodeJS app is a bit old, and there is an npm warning every time it's deployed:

$ git push deis master
Counting objects: 174, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (78/78), done.
Writing objects: 100% (174/174), 29.09 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Total 174 (delta 95), reused 168 (delta 93)
-----> Node.js app detected

       Node engine:         0.10.x
       Npm engine:          1.2.x
       Start mechanism:     Procfile
       node_modules source: package.json
       node_modules cached: false

       NPM_CONFIG_PRODUCTION=true
       NODE_MODULES_CACHE=true

-----> Installing binaries
       Resolving node version 0.10.x via semver.io...
       Downloading and installing node 0.10.38...
       Resolving npm version 1.2.x via semver.io...
       Downloading and installing npm 1.2.8000 (replacing version 1.4.28)...

...

-----> Build successful!
       [email protected] /tmp/build
       └── [email protected]

       WARNING: This version of npm (1.2.8000) has several known issues - consider upgrading to the latest release (2.9.0)
       https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/nodejs-support
...

The example-nodejs-express app should be updated to use a fresher version of npm. (Or perhaps this is a Deis buildpack version issue?)