This git repository helps you get up and running quickly w/ a node.js installation on OpenShift. Previous contents of this repository was obsoleted, as currently the basic application created using OpenShift CLI matches exactly its previous contents.
Create an account at https://www.openshift.com
Install git, rubygems and rhc client for interacting with openshift infrastructure. Detailed instructions per OS are available at https://www.openshift.com/developers/rhc-client-tools-install.
Create a nodejs-0.10 application using rhc:
rhc app create <appname> nodejs-0.10
That's it, you can now checkout your application at:
http://<appname>-<yournamespace>.rhcloud.com
Now you can modify the code, commit and push back up to your OpenShift application using:
git commit
git push
For that it might be useful to know a little about git workflow, sample tutorial can be found here.
Finally full OpenShift nodejs cartridge documentation can be found at:
http://openshift.github.io/documentation/oo_cartridge_guide.html#nodejs
.openshift/ - Location for OpenShift specific files.
.openshift/action_hooks/ - Entry points into various application and
platform lifecycle operations.
.openshift/cron/ - Scripts or jobs to be run on a periodic basis.
.openshift/markers/ - Marker files, eg. hot_deploy enabling hot
deploy feature.
node_modules/ - Any node modules packaged with the app.
README.md - This file.
deplist.txt - Deprecated.
index.html - Default OpenShift page seen when you open your
app in a web browser.
package.json - npm package descriptor.
server.js - Main application file, where the whole logic
is placed.