Installing NodeJS via Instance Setup Script

[Rohan Eldridge]

We're using the Default S3 i386 AMI (ami-a10b44c8) and I'd like to install nodejs and npm on the elastic agent using an instance setup script.

I've noticed that most guides for node suggest installing it from source which is unacceptable due to the amount of time it would take to build.

Is there some other way we can get it on the agent? Do we have to make a snapshot and set it up that way?

[Przemek Bruski · Accepted solution]

Stock images already contain node/npm. Do you need a newer version?

[Rohan Eldridge]

... OK, I feel like an idiot now for assuming it wasn't installed :(

Sorry about that.

On that note though, is there a list of all the packages installed by default on the stock images?

[Rohan Eldridge]

OK, it doesn't seem to be working, here's an example of what I'm getting:

19-Nov-2013 12:13:03line 15: node: command not found

19-Nov-2013 12:13:03line 17: npm: command not found

This is from a 'script' build task that simply calls node -h and npm -h

[Rohan Eldridge]

Hello? Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Przemek Bruski]

node is not on PATH, check in /opt directory.

You can find all tools on image capabilities page in Bamboo.

[Rohan Eldridge]

Ah, I see now. Could I put it in the path somehow for the instance via the setup script?

Thanks for your help! :)

[Przemek Bruski]

you could do

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:WHATEVER_YOU_WANT' >> /etc/profile.d/bamboo.sh

in your instance setup script

[Rohan Eldridge]

That worked fantastically, thanks!