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PencilBlue<\/a> is a fully featured, open-source content management platform for website development using technologies such as Node.js, MongoDB, Bootstrap, AngularJS, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0420encilBlue is supported on all virtual servers<\/a> and dedicated servers<\/a>, offered by SuperHosting.BG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This installation takes place on a virtual server with installed CentOS x64 – Node.JS server template.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Log into your Node.js VPS and install the pencilblue-cli<\/a> command line tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Access the directory for your future web project, for example \/var\/www\/html:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Run the PencilBlue installation with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n dirname<\/em> – the directory where PencilBlue will be installed. However, if you do not enter a specific directory name, the installation will be made in the pencilblue<\/strong> root directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is followed by a few configuration steps: In the Node.js VPS configuration, the script set to be run by default is apps.js<\/strong>. Instead, it should be replaced by the PencilBlue script (pencilblue.js<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Go to the \/etc\/rc.d\/init.d\/node-default.sh<\/strong> file, find the following lines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n and change them to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n pencilblue<\/em> – The pencilblue directory where PencilBlue is installed<\/p>\n\n\n\n Save your changes and run the script with forever:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To see the running scripts use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To stop the previously executed script apps.js use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The number of the running apps.js script in the forever list is 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Restart the pencilblue.js script with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Installing PencilBlue<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
npm install pencilblue-cli -g<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"Installation](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/install-pencilblue-nodejs-vps-install-pencilblue-cli.png\" "\\"Installation")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\ncd \/var\/www\/html<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\npbctrl install dirname<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"Filling](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/install-pencilblue-nodejs-vps-site-config-01.png\" "\\"Filling")
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– enter the website name;
– fill in the domain name (the website’s URL), for example: http:\/\/mysitename.com;
– enter the IP address of the VPS;
– for the port number you only need to enter 80<\/strong>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Finishing PencilBlue installation in your browser<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
DESC=\"Test application\"\nNAME=\"apps.js\"\nDIR=\"\/var\/www\/html\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
DESC=\"Test application\"\nNAME=\"pencilblue.js\"\nDIR=\"\/var\/www\/html\/pencilblue\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
![\"Settings\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/install-pencilblue-nodejs-vps-node-config-startup-01.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nforever start \/var\/www\/html\/pencilblue\/pencilblue.js<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nforever list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nforever stop 0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nforever restart \/var\/www\/html\/pencilblue\/pencilblue.js<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
![\"forever](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/install-pencilblue-nodejs-vps-node-config-forever-01.png\" "\\"forever")
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