Configuring custom start commands with a Procfileon Elastic Beanstalk

You can include a file that's called Procfile at the root of your source bundle to specify the command that starts your application.


web: node index.js

For information about Procfile usage see Buildfile and Procfile.

This feature replaces the legacy NodeCommand option in the aws:elasticbeanstalk:container:nodejs namespace.

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The Node.js platform

Configuring dependencies

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