How to start a Node.js app on system boot?

Question

I\'m working on a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian running a Node.js app and trying to get it to start when the Pi boots. I found a couple of examples but I can\'t seem to get it

Answer 1

I solved this problem by first checking where node.js was installed on RaspberryPi:

which node

This gave me :

/usr/local/bin/node

Open crontab config:

sudo crontab -e

Then in my crontab :

@reboot sudo /usr/local/bin/node  &

Save, reboot, and problem solved !