README.md

ebs-build-hooks

Custom build hooks for Elastic Beanstalk for optimizing NPM dependency installation, inspired by this StackOverflow anwer.

Usage

In order to use these build hooks in your application, all you need to do is add the following env.config file in a .ebextensions/ directory in the root of your project:

packages:
  yum:
    git: []
    gcc: []
    make: []
    openssl-devel: []

option_settings:
  - option_name: NODE_ENV
    value: production
  - namespace: aws:elasticbeanstalk:container:nodejs
    option_name: NodeVersion
    value: 4.2.3

files:
  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/env.vars" :
    mode: "000775"
    owner: root
    group: users
    source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jakemmarsh/ebs-build-hooks/master/env.vars
  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/hooks/configdeploy/pre/40install_node.sh" :
    mode: "000775"
    owner: root
    group: users
    source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jakemmarsh/ebs-build-hooks/master/40install_node.sh
  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/hooks/appdeploy/pre/50npm.sh" :
    mode: "000775"
    owner: root
    group: users
    source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jakemmarsh/ebs-build-hooks/master/50npm.sh
  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/hooks/configdeploy/pre/50npm.sh" :
    mode: "000666"
    owner: root
    group: users
    content: |
       #no need to run npm install during configdeploy
  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/hooks/appdeploy/pre/40install_node.sh" :
    mode: "000775"
    owner: root
    group: users
    source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jakemmarsh/ebs-build-hooks/master/40install_node.sh