How can I run my node script using a shell script file

Question

I am creating a personal site using node. It is going to help me keep track of the ebooks that I am reading.

At the moment, I need to cd to the project folder and run node server.js.

I thought I'd create a shell script and then I'd just have to double click on the file. The file would have the following code:

#!/usr/bin/env bash 
node server.js 

The first error I've got was that server.js is not found at the root directory, I fixed that by typing the full back, then it threw same error for all the dependencies in the application

(I have never used shell scripting)

Is what I am trying to do possible?

Answer 1

I am assuming you are Linux user.

1. Set the path in your $HOME/.profile

export MY_COOL_NODE_APP=$HOME/nodejs/app/cool_app

2. Now your script will run as:

node $MY_COOL_NODE_APP/server.js

So in case if you move your app, you will need to update your .profile