node.js app auto started by upstart

Vagrantfile

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
 
     # add mysite to webserver
     chef.add_recipe("mysite")
+    chef.add_recipe("mysite::node")
 
     # add node.js
     chef.add_recipe "nodejs"

readme.md

@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ Following softwares are installed to the vbox
 ### Node.js App
   * The sample app is in 'app' directory 
   * ssh to virtualbox
-
+  
 ```bash
-cd app
-node server.js
+# node is automatically started by upstart and should be running already
+ps -aef | grep node
 ```
 
   * go to your host box, browser and try http://localhost:8080

site-cookbooks/mysite/files/default/nodejs.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!upstart
+description "node.js application"
+
+start on startup
+stop on shutdown
+
+#Send KILL after 5 seconds
+kill timeout 5
+respawn
+
+#script details
+script
+  export HOME="/home/vagrant"
+  NODE_ENV=production 
+  exec sudo -u vagrant NODE_ENV=production node $HOME/app/server.js 2>&1 >> /var/log/node.log
+end script
+

site-cookbooks/mysite/recipes/default.rb

@@ -11,15 +11,3 @@
 
 nginx_site "mysite"
 
-#nginx_site "mysite" do
-  #template "nginx/mysite.conf.erb"
-  #action :enable
-#end
-
-#
-#directory "/var/www/construction" do
-  #owner "www-data"
-  #group "sdmin"
-  #mode "0755"
-#end
-

site-cookbooks/mysite/recipes/node.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cookbook_file "/etc/init/mysite-nodejs.conf" do
+    source "nodejs.conf"
+    owner "root"
+    group "root"
+    mode 0644
+end
+
+service "mysite-nodejs" do
+    provider Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart
+    enabled true
+    running true
+    supports :restart => true, :reload => true, :status => true
+    action [:enable, :start]
+end
+