aws-ec2-instructions.md

EC2 Setup Instructions

1. Connect to EC2 Instance via EC2 Instance Connect

2. Install Node Version Manager (nvm) and Node.js

• Switch to superuser and install nvm:

  sudo su -
  

  curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
  

• Activate nvm:

  . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
  

• Install the latest version of Node.js using nvm:

  nvm install node
  

• Verify that Node.js and npm are installed:

  node -v
  

  npm -v
  

3. Install Git

• Update the system and install Git:

  sudo yum update -y
  

  sudo yum install git -y
  

• Check Git version:

  git --version
  

• Clone your code repository from GitHub:

  git clone [your-github-link]
  

• Navigate to the directory and install packages:

  cd project-management
  

  cd server
  

  npm i
  

• Create Env File and Port 80:

  echo "PORT=80" > .env
  

• Start the application:

  npm run dev
  

4. Install pm2 (Production Process Manager for Node.js)

• Install pm2 globally:

  npm i pm2 -g
  

• Create a pm2 ecosystem configuration file (inside server directory):

  module.exports = { apps : [{ name: 'inventory-management', script: 'npm', args: 'run dev', env: { NODE_ENV: 'development', ENV_VAR1: 'environment-variable', } }], };
  

• Modify the ecosystem file if necessary:

  nano ecosystem.config.js
  

• Set pm2 to restart automatically on system reboot:

  sudo env PATH=$PATH:$(which node) $(which pm2) startup systemd -u $USER --hp $(eval echo ~$USER)
  

• Start the application using the pm2 ecosystem configuration:

  pm2 start ecosystem.config.js
  

Useful pm2 commands:

• Stop all processes:

  pm2 stop all
  

• Delete all processes:

  pm2 delete all
  

• Check status of processes:

  pm2 status
  

• Monitor processes:

  pm2 monit