Overview Platforms v6.5+ and beyond support multiple Node versions that may be installed using nvm. Usage Listing nvm is provided automatically. First, to list available node interpreters, execute nvm ls from the terminal: $ nvm ls v4.2.4 v5.5.0 -> system node -> stable (-> v5.5.0) (default) stable -> 5.5 (-> v5.5.0) (default) iojs -> N/A (default)…
Overview Express is a Node.js framework inspired by Sinatra for Ruby: it’s based on minimalism with a penchant for performance. Express is part of the MEAN fullstack: MongoDB, Express, Angular.js, and Node.js. MongoDB may be setup in a separate guide. Express is supported on all v6+ platforms using Passenger to manage isolated processes. Quickstart All steps are done from the terminal:…
Overview All Passenger applications require a compatible filesystem layout to launch and manage a Passenger-backed application. A layout consists of 4 features: Startup file Passenger loads this file to start the application Startup file names differ by application type (Python, Ruby, Node.js, Meteor) Document root folder called public/ all static content goes here (images, JavaScript, CSS) Apache configuration…
Overview Meteor is a web framework written on top of Node.js. Meteor hooks into Passenger for seamless process launching and flexible, agile scalability. Meteor requires terminal access to use. This guide covers launching Meteor on a v6+ platform. Quickstart PREREQUISITE: follow the MongoDB tutorial to setup MongoDB. Install Meteor from the terminal: cd ~ curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh…
Overview Ghost is a gorgeous blogging platform supported on Developer+ accounts on v6+ platforms. Ghost requires terminal access to deploy and hooks into Passenger affording simple process management. Quickstart This guide is designed to get Ghost up and running with the fewest steps. Ghost will be SQLite as a database backend, but you might…
Overview Passenger provides a user-friendly, on-screen error handler to assist debugging a Python/Ruby/Node.js application. During production, however, this may result in unnecessary and possibly dangerous information disclosure. You can turn off Passenger’s built-in logger and use Apache’s generic error handler by adding the following line to your .htaccess file located within the public/ folder of your app:…