EC2 web app template

This is a template I use to quickly set up Node.js-backed web apps on Amazon EC2

Less than 15 minutes from start to finish
Eligible/compatible with the "AWS Free Usage Tier"
Ubuntu Linux
High-performance Nginx HTTP server
- Sensible default configuration (three flavors to chose from)
- Automatically handles all static file requests
- Delegates non-static requests to the Node.js web server
Git-based deployment
Init.d scripts

This template enables a very smooth, simple and scalable workflow

When developing locally, the single command bin/myapp-httpd.mv runs your web server and takes care of serving static files
When deploying changes (after a git push), myapp-update restart deploys changes and restarts services on your server
Rolling back the server to an earlier version is a simple as myapp-update restart v0.1.2

Here's a guide on getting started with Amazon EC2: http://rsms.me/2011/03/23/ec2-wep-app-template.html

Let's get started! Head over to INSTALL.md