README.md

##NodeJS Chat (MIT License)

A node js chat app using web sockets (socket.io)

##Run Locally

Install all the dependencies:

npm install (you may need to prefix this with sudo if you're on Mac)

Run the app:

node server.js

Then navigate to http://localhost:3000

##Signing up, and deploying to Nodejitsu

###Documentation

The documenation was available on the front page (right under the sign up for free button): https://www.nodejitsu.com/getting-started/

Install the Nodejitsu Package

npm install jitsu -g (you may need to prefix this with sudo if you're on Mac)

Register via the command line:

jitsu signup (yes you can sign up via the command line)

You'll get a confirmation email with a command to type in:

jitsu users confirm [username] [confirmation-guid]

If you've already registered, you can login with:

jitsu login

After you confirm your email, you can login (the confirm command should prompt you to log in).

Change the subdomain value in package.json, to reflect the url you want to deploy to:

{
  "name": "nodejs-chat",
  [...],
  "subdomain": "nodejs-chat" <--- this value
}

now deploy:

jitsu deploy

And your app should be up on Nodejitsu.

##Signing up, and deploying to Heroku

###Documentation

From heroku.com, click Documentation, then click the Getting Started button, then click Node.js from the list of options on the left...which will take you here: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/nodejs

Install Heroku toolbelt from here: https://toolbelt.heroku.com/

Sign up via the website (no credit card required).

Login using the command line tool:

heroku login

Create your heroku app:

heroku create

Git deploy your app:

git push heroku master

Assign a dyno to your app:

heroku ps:scale web=1

Open the app (same as opening it in the browser):

heroku open

And your app should be up on Heroku.

##Signing up, and deploying to Azure

###Documentation

From windowsazure.com, click Documentation, click Developer Center, click node.js, then click the Learn More button which will take you here:

http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/nodejs/tutorials/create-a-website-(mac)/ (if you're on a Mac, looks like the link is contextual)

Install the command line tools from here:

http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/downloads/#cmd-line-tools (on Windows, be sure to install the cross platform command line interface...not the powershell version)

From the command line, first download your publish settings (this will redirect you to a website):

azure account download

After the .publishsettings file is downloaded, you'll need to import it:

azure acount import %pathtofile%

Next create the site, with a git backed repository:

azure site create %uniquesitename% --git

Deploy site:

git push azure master

List of your websites:

azure site list

And your app should be up on Azure.