Upstart env stanza not setting environment variables (like NODE_ENV) for Node.js application

Question

I have an Upstart script for my server that looks like this:

description \"myapp node.js server\"

start on runlevel [2345]
stop on shutdown

env NODE_ENV=pr         


        

Answer 1

Just for the record. The Upstart Cookbook recommends the usage of start-stop-daemon instead of su or sudo when your Upstart version does not implement setuid.

But, unless you are still using 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) which only has Upstart version 0.6.5, you should be using the setuid/setgid directives.