NodeJS, ExpressJS, Ghost, NPM, Grunt, Gulp
I normally use Heroku [https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-nodejs#introduction] or Openshift [https://www.chrisjmendez.com/2012/04/29/expressjs-app-with-mongodb-on-openshift/] to publish apps but AWS works too....
So far I've discovered three different ways to create a Launch Image (aka Splash Screens) for iPhone and iPad. The first two methods are for designers...
This one line will install the shell script found below created by @creationix
I was recently asked to turn a bitmap image (.bmp) into a vector graphic and I wanted to do it using Javascript. NodeJS did the trick. The first...
Dev Environment Install SailsJS npm install sailsjs Install Chrome Postman [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client-short/mkhojklkhkdaghjjfdnphfphiaiohkef] Content-Type application/json Quickly get started Create a new sails...
I have a few ExpressJS applications that use Forever [https://www.npmjs.com/package/forever] to keep things always moving. The scripts below are what I use invoke...
Install Forever package Download and install forever package/ npm install --save forever Create two files Create a start file. nano /app_dir/start.sh Create a stop file....
This is the simplest NodeJS server you can create. var port = 8080; var server = "localhost" var http = require('http').createServer( onServerCreatedHandler ); http.listen( port,...
Here's how to use Google Maps API to get the elevation of a specific location. /** Use Google maps API to return the elevation of a given...
Deprecated Openshift v2.0 has now reached End of Life [https://blog.openshift.com/migrate-to-v3-v2-eol/] and will be replaced by v3.0. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 1 index.js exports....
I doubt anyone will ever need this but just in case. I had a scenario where I needed to deliver the hostname (without the port) through an .ejs...
Deprecated Openshift v2.0 has now reached End of Life [https://blog.openshift.com/migrate-to-v3-v2-eol/] and will be replaced by v3.0. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's how to...
If you're ever working with real-time javascript, try Socket.io. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>My App<...
I use Geohash all the time to store latitude and longitude inside a MySQL or SQLite database. If I'm using Postgres, Couch, or MongoDB, latitude, and...
This is the simplest NodeJS app you can make that uses TCP. var net = require('net'); var server = net.createServer( onServerHandler ); server.listen(8080, 'http:...