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• Table of contents
• Prepare the System
• Install JSbin with npm
• Running JSbin with PM2
• Resources

This is a guide on installing JSbin on Debian 8.

Prepare the System¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
  

• Install a few dependencies:
  

  apt-get install curl git build-essential libzmq-dev
  

• Install nodejs and npm:
  

  curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_0.10 | bash -
  apt-get install -y nodejs
  

Install JSbin with npm¶

• Install JSbin using npm:
  

  npm install -g jsbin
  

• Create a new config file and edit it as necessary:
  

  cd /usr/lib/node_modules/jsbin
  cp config.default.json config.local.json
  

• Install a few node modules:
  

  npm install grunt-contrib-uglify grunt-contrib-jshint grunt-contrib-concat
  

• Then build the production files:
  

  grunt build
  

• Test JSbin in development mode:
  

  jsbin
  

  • Go to http://localhost:3000 in a web browser

Running JSbin with PM2¶

• Install pm2 globally:
  

  npm install -g pm2
  

• Add the startup script for pm2:
  

  pm2 startup ubuntu
  

• Add a jsbin user to separate privileges:
  

  useradd -m -g users -s /bin/bash jsbin
  

• Change the ownership of the global jsbin folder to the jsbin user:
  

  chown -R jsbin /usr/lib/node_modules/jsbin
  

• Switch to the jsbin user:
  

  su - jsbin
  

  • Start jsbin using pm2:
    

    pm2 start /usr/lib/node_modules/jsbin/bin/jsbin
    

  • Exit from the jsbin user:
    

    exit
    

• Then save the pm2 applications to allow them to start up after rebooting:
  

  pm2 save
  

Resources¶

• https://github.com/jsbin/jsbin/blob/master/docs/running-your-own-jsbin.md
• https://github.com/nodesource/distributions