Node.js on OpenShift

This git repository helps you get up and running quickly w/ a node.js installation on OpenShift. Previous contents of this repository was obsoleted, as currently the basic application created using OpenShift CLI matches exactly its previous contents.

Running nodejs app on OpenShift

Create an account at https://www.openshift.com

Install git, rubygems and rhc client for interacting with openshift infrastructure. Detailed instructions per OS are available at https://www.openshift.com/developers/rhc-client-tools-install.

Create a nodejs-0.10 application using rhc:

rhc app create <appname> nodejs-0.10

That's it, you can now checkout your application at:

http://<appname>-<yournamespace>.rhcloud.com

Now you can modify the code, commit and push back up to your OpenShift application using:

git commit
git push

For that it might be useful to know a little about git workflow, sample tutorial can be found here.

Finally full OpenShift nodejs cartridge documentation can be found at: http://openshift.github.io/documentation/oo_cartridge_guide.html#nodejs

Repo Layout

.openshift/                 - Location for OpenShift specific files.
.openshift/action_hooks/    - Entry points into various application and
                              platform lifecycle operations.
.openshift/cron/            - Scripts or jobs to be run on a periodic basis.
.openshift/markers/         - Marker files, eg. hot_deploy enabling hot
                              deploy feature.
node_modules/               - Any node modules packaged with the app.
README.md                   - This file.
deplist.txt                 - Deprecated.
index.html                  - Default OpenShift page seen when you open your
                              app in a web browser.
package.json                - npm package descriptor.
server.js                   - Main application file, where the whole logic
                              is placed.