Start on boot a Node.js Server

exomic · 09-05-2012, 04:02 PM

exomic wrote:
Hi,

I'm running a Centos 6.3 server and I want to start my Websocket server on startup. For that I need to run a screen session and within the session run the command

Code:

node websocketServer.js

So I tried adding this line at the end of rc.local:

Code:

su websocket -c "screen -S ws -d -m /var/includes/websocket/start.sh"

In start.sh :

Code:

cd /var/includes/websocket; node websocketServer.js;

start.sh is executable

Any help?

PS: The command is working fine in shell as root

Elv13 · 09-06-2012, 03:14 PM

I suggest making an init script instead of using rc.local. Take a look at scripts in /etc/init.d, make your own and add it to the boot process (level 3 and 5). We will go from there.