[GUIDE]EASY use Nodejs on VESTAcp Ubuntu

[robert.ne13]

first we need to install
aptitude
on console

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sudo apt install aptitude

and put

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aptitude install -y libapache2-mod-proxy-html libxml2-dev

later configure

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sudo a2enmod

and we add the new mods

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proxy proxy_ajp proxy_http rewrite deflate headers proxy_balancer proxy_connect proxy_html

ok now apache is ready to redirect any port from vesta panel to port of nodejs express
Now we have to create a new hosting account
and configure to redirect to nodejs port
open the file

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nano /home/[put user]/conf/web/[web to redirect nodejs ]apache2.httpd.conf

and add this lines:
Behind

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<VirtualHost YOUR.IP:PORT>

ADD

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    ProxyPreserveHost On
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyVia Full

and before the end of document

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</VirtualHost>

ADD this:

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<Location /> 
        ProxyPassReverse http://127.0.0.1:3000/
        ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:3000/ connectiontimeout=5 timeout=30
        </Location>
        

NOTE: my port of nodejs is 3000 modify as yours and if you want to use a folder to redirect to nodejs put this

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<Location /nodejs>
        ProxyPassReverse http://127.0.0.1:3000/
        ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:3000/ connectiontimeout=5 timeout=30
        </Location>

now the domain of nodejs will be
http://localhost/nodejs/ -> will send you to http://localhost:3000

REMIND to open port on firewall of nodejs

[mehargags]

Good guide...
However, Vesta uses Nginx as reverse proxy so wouldn't it be better to configure Nginx to be proxy for your NodeJS straight and not do Nginx > Apache > NodeJS ??

[ScIT]

also do not change the conf files in user directory, they get overwritten after a change (for example adding a alias and so on). It is better, to create a nodejs template in /usr/local/vesta/data/templates/web/nginx/, just copy the default template you want to have and do the modification there.

[mehargags]

It is better, to create a nodejs template in

Exactly,
That should be the right way forward. Infact, you can submit your template to the dev team and they may include it in official version too

[robert.ne13]

i am a new user of VESTACP i like so much, so i will read some docs of how make a new template and i will make a new one to send

[anxieter]

Hello
It is second day I'm trying to intall nodejs to my VestaCP accordingly to your instruction.
I need help.
In the begginning of tutorial you edit apache configuration in

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nano /home/[put user]/conf/web/[web to redirect nodejs ]apache2.httpd.conf

Then it is advised to use templates, but the root given goes to ngnix configuration

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/usr/local/vesta/data/templates/web/nginx/

Was it mastake? I think that root to a template should goes to

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/usr/local/vesta/data/templates/web/apache2/

to modify apache configuration.

If not - what changes should be made in nginx template

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default.tpl

[ScIT]

This was a mistake yes, please use the apache folder.

[anxieter]

Can you check if I modified template without errors?

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cd /usr/local/vesta/data/templates/web/apache2# 

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nano default.tpl

http://joxi.ru/8Ana0YktqYY8j2

After editing this I typed

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for user in $(ls /usr/local/vesta/data/users/);do v-rebuild-user $user;done

When I go to site - this configuration makes Service Unavailable error
Maybe I had to point out http://my.external.ip:3000/ ??

[ScIT]

would like that robert.ne13 will answer here, my reply was only about the modification place and not the content itself.

[robert.ne13]

i recomend to you create a new template for this kind of use but instead of this it seems to be all ok you checked the port was opened and started service ?.