deployment.md

Deployment

:triangular_flag_on_post: TODO

• Continuous integration with VSO.
• Docker and containers.
• Cross-platform remote debugging.

Process Management (Keeping Applications Running)

Process managers will function to keep your node-based applications running while keeping some complexity outside of your application's code. Features vary and may include restart on failure, clustering, and rolling-upgrades.

• PM2
• forever
• node-cluster-service
• nodemon

Deployment on Windows

• Running As A Service
  • windows-service
  • node-windows
  • Non-Sucking Service Manager (NSSM)
  • WinSer wrapper for NSSM
  • Service Alternative: Use Task Sheduler to run a task at startup
• Application Request Routing (ARR) for IIS
  • Setup ARR as reverse-proxy to node app running as a service
• iisnode:
  • GitHub repo and wiki
  • Scott Hanselman's blog post