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Where is node.js installed on one-click droplet? Where do I put my server code?
- Posted November 24, 2016
- Node.jsUbuntu 16.04
It’s my first time using DigitalOcean and I just created a node.js 6.9.1 one-click droplet. I’m able to connect to it via SFTP.
I’m wondering:
- where is node located on disk?
- where should I put my server code?
- how do I run node on this droplet?
Cheers!
Paul
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Hi.
You should be able to call Node.js by executing
nodejs(if that’s not working it’snode, but I think default isnodejs, can’t check now).To check version if you want:
To check where is it installed,
whichwill help you. It’ll return where binary is located:You can put code anywhere where you want. Then you start it with:
As this is working until you close session, you probably want to setup pm2 or forever. It’ll help you to run node apps as a service. DigitalOcean has great tutorial on this topic, covering everything you’ll need - How To Set Up a Node.js Application for Production on Ubuntu 16.04.