How to run a Node.js build using Bamboo OnDemand

Question

I have a Node.js build that uses grunt. I created a plan with a task that has a requirement for Node 0.10. (This requirement caused Bamboo to exclude Windows machines as agent candidates.)

Unfortunately, when the build runs, it cannot find npm. When I SSH into the elastic instance and try to run just "node", it is not found.

Przemek Bruski · Answer

Node is in /opt/node-0.10 IIRC.

There will be a new, fixed Ubuntu image today or tomorrow. It will also carry a brand new node.

Mark Derbecker · Answer

Looks like Node is not installed by default on Bamboo images.

I was able to add

apt-get update
apt-get install -y python-software-properties python g++ make
add-apt-repository -y ppa:chris-lea/node.js
apt-get update
apt-get install -y nodejs
apt-get install -y npm

to the 'Instance Startup Script' section of the 'Image Configuration' settings in Bamboo. That brought in the latest version of Node (0.10.xx).

Mark Derbecker · Answer

Ok, I'm back trying to get this working. I don't see where on the Image Configuration page I can do what you are suggesting.

I've also tried to get an Ubuntu instance running, because that's what we're using for development. Unfortunately that seems to just hang when it's trying to create the Elastic Agent. (I was thinking that if I could get Ubuntu running, I could execute an install script that put node and npm on the machine.)

Any suggestions would be welcome... I think I'm trying to do the simplest possible thing with Node, so surprised it's not working.