Node.js : Error: Cannot find module 'restify'

[Thomas Amsler]

When I try to deploy my node.js application, I am getting the following error:

Starting Application 'appname': ..........................

Error: Application [appname] failed to start, logs information below.

====> /logs/stderr.log <====

node.js:201

        throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick

              ^

Error: Cannot find module 'restify'

    at Function._resolveFilename (module.js:332:11)

    at Function._load (module.js:279:25)

    at Module.require (module.js:354:17)

    at require (module.js:370:17)

    at Object.<anonymous> (/mnt/var/vcap.local/dea/apps/polling-0-5cb7ac89c6f1199fad15c0a9f6837490/app/app.js:5:15)

    at Module._compile (module.js:441:26)

    at Object..js (module.js:459:10)

    at Module.load (module.js:348:31)

    at Function._load (module.js:308:12)

    at Array.0 (module.js:479:10)

Does the node service allow for npm modules deployment as they are defined in package.json?

[Lucas Carlson]

Hi Thomas,

Did you run npm install within your directory before you ran af push?

-Lucas

[Thomas Amsler]

Yep, I forgot to do an initial "npm install". Thank you.

Now I am getting the following error:

Starting Application 'appname': ..........................

Error: Application [appname] failed to start, logs information below.

====> /logs/stdout.log <====

[Error: Unable to load shared library /mnt/var/vcap.local/dea/apps/appname-0-588d6da3ffab589b17c50ab4cfec3636/app/node_modules/restify/node_modules/dtrace-provider/build/Release/DTraceProviderBindings.node]

appname listening at http://0.0.0.0:8080

-- Thomas

[Lucas Carlson]

Hi Thomas,

You need to specify an environmental variable to set the port. Here is an example:

app.listen( process.env.VCAP_APP_PORT || 8080 );

-Lucas

[Thomas Amsler]

That worked perfectly. Thank you very much for your help.

Best,

-- Thomas