production

Node.js: Packaging modules for offline deployment using npm-bundle

In a production environment, it is common to have restricted internet access on the production deployment hosts.  This means that using the standard ‘npm install’ and pulling modules from the registry.npmjs.org repository is not an option. Given the breadth of the dependency graph required for most modules, this packaging is something you want automated without Node.js: Packaging modules for offline deployment using npm-bundle

Ubuntu: Installing Packages without Public Internet Access

In production data centers, it is not uncommon to have limited public internet access due to security policies.  So while running ‘apt-get’ or adding a repository to sources.list is easy in your development lab, you have to figure out an alternative installation strategy because you need a process that looks the same across both development Ubuntu: Installing Packages without Public Internet Access