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Asked: 2026-05-26T01:49:14+00:00

im runnig an http server using nodejs. i want also the server to run

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im runnig an http server using nodejs. i want also the server to run forever, even when my machine restarts,i want node to run again upon restart. so i created a script to put in the 

/etc/init.d/

here is the script 

#! /bin/sh -e
set -e
PATH=/usr/local/bin/node:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
DAEMON=/opt/node-v0.4.7/examples/app.js
case "$1" in
start) forever start $DAEMON ;;
stop) forever stop $DAEMON ;;
force-reload|restart)
forever restart $DAEMON ;;
*) echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/node {start|stop|restart|force-reload}"
exit 1 ;;
esac
exit 0

however when i run 

/etc/init.d/node

i keep getting the same error saying

/etc/init.d/node: 13: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting “)”)

can you guys see the error ? i’m sure it’s probably some easy syntax error but it’s kinda late and i’m really tired.
thanks for the help

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can create upstart service in Ubuntu(if you use it).
    Create myapp.conf in /etc/init and write something like:

    start on startup
respawn
exec node /path/to/your/script.js

    Then your app will start after reboot and you can manage it via start and stop commands.
    And look at forever node.js module

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