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Updated by Daniel Curtis over 8 years ago

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 This is a guide on installing JSbin on Debian 8. 

 h2. Prepare the System 

 * Make sure the system is up to date: 
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 apt-get update && apt-get upgrade 
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 * Install a few dependencies: 
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 apt-get install curl git build-essential libzmq-dev 
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 * Install nodejs and npm: 
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 curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_0.10 | bash - 
 apt-get install -y nodejs 
 </pre> 

 h2. Install JSbin with npm 

 * Install JSbin using npm: 
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 npm install -g jsbin 
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 * Create a new config file and edit it as necessary: 
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 cd /usr/lib/node_modules/jsbin 
 cp config.default.json config.local.json 
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 * Test JSbin in development mode: 
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 jsbin 
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 #* Go to http://localhost:3000 in a web browser 

 h2. Install JSbin from GitHub 

 * Clone JSbin from GitHub: 
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 git clone https://github.com/remy/jsbin.git 
 cd jsbin 
 npm install -g 
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 * Setup JSbin for production: 
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 npm install -g grunt-cli 
 npm install --dev --unsafe-perm -g 
 grunt build 
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 * Create a new config file and edit it as necessary: 
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 cd /usr/lib/node_modules/jsbin 
 cp config.default.json config.local.json 
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 * Edit the local JSbin config: 
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 vi config.local.json 
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 #* And change the env variable from development to production: 
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 "env": "production", 
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 * Test JS Bin in production: 
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 cd /usr/lib/node_modules/jsbin 
 node . 
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 h2. Running JSbin with PM2 

 * Install pm2 globally: 
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 npm install -g pm2 
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 * Add a jsbin user to separate privileges: 
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 useradd -g users -d /usr/lib/node_modules/jsbin -s /bin/bash jsbin 
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 * Change the ownership of the global jsbin folder to the jsbin user: 
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 chown -R jsbin /usr/lib/node_modules/jsbin 
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 * Switch to the jsbin user: 
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 su - jsbin 
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 * Start jsbin using pm2: 
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 pm2 start bin/jsbin 
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 h2. Resources 

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

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