A "Hello World" node sample for Cloud Foundry.

After cloning this project onto your local machine, and cd'ing into the directory, install the dependencies using npm, as so:

$ git clone https://github.com/pmuellr/cf-node-hello.git

    ... git output here ...

$ cd cf-node-hello

$ npm install

    ... npm output here ...

After installing, run the server using

node server

This should print the following to the console.

server starting on http://localhost:port/

To use a different port, set the PORT environment variable

PORT=3001 node server

Once the server is running, test it by visiting

http://localhost:port/some/url

You should see the same content for every URL, which will be

Hello World

For more information on the basics of pushing apps, see the Cloud Foundry docs available at Cloud Foundry Developer Guide.

You'll also need the cf command line tool installed; see cf Command Line Interface (CLI) for more information.

You will need to make one change to the source files before pushing the application to Cloud Foundry. In the manifest.yml file, you will need to change the host property to a unique hostname on the default domain the app will be deployed to. I always add my initials pjm to the end of the app name.

After logging into your Cloud Foundry provider with cf target and cf login, you can push the app to a Cloud Foundry site using

cf push

server.js

The server written with node.js. This server was adapted from the example provided in the node docs.

The server uses the cfenv package to access the environmental information for your app when running on Cloud Foundry.

.cfignore

List of file patterns that should NOT be uploaded to your Cloud Foundry site.

.gitignore

List of file patterns that should NOT be stored in git.

package.json

Standard package.json file for node packages.

manifest.yml

The Cloud Foundry manifest that describes properties associated with the deployment of this app. For more information on manifests, see Deploying with Application Manifests.

Procfile

Provides compatibility with Heroku or other PaaS's that use a Procfile.

README.md

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