Azure Node hosting file/folder permissions

Question

I have launched my sails.js app to Azure Node.js shared infrastructure. App does not lift due to file permission. Seems like grunt tasks cannot create concatenated files in .tmp directory in the root.

I tried to give write access via FileZilla but it did not worked. When ever I try to hit URL I see file permissions are getting set into default values.

I also did not see any settings to give Folder permissions at Azure Dashboard.

Is there any workaround on this issue?

Error:

** Grunt :: An error occurred. **

------------------------------------------------------------------------ [31mAborted due to warnings.[39m Running "sails-linker:prodJs" (sails-linker) task[24m Autoinsert script tags in an html file [33mWarning: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, scandir 'D:\home\site\wwwroot.tmp\public\concat\production.css' [39m ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Looks like a Grunt error occurred-- Please fix it, then restart Sails to continue running tasks (e.g. watching for changes in assets) Or if you're stuck, check out the troubleshooting tips below. [4mTroubleshooting tips:[24m

*-> Are "grunt" and related grunt task modules installed locally? Run npm install if you're not sure.

*-> You might have a malformed LESS, SASS, CoffeeScript file, etc.

*-> Or maybe you don't have permissions to access the .tmp directory? e.g., D:\home\site\wwwroot\.tmp ?

 If you think this might be the case, try running:
 sudo chown -R YOUR_COMPUTER_USER_NAME D:\home\site\wwwroot\.tmp

Answer 1

According to the error information below, it seems that the sails app default start up for websocket on the port 1337, but the Azure webapp only enable the ports 80 and 443.

Warning: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket

There was an SO thread Deploy sails.js to Windows Azure Website that discuss about deploying the sails app on Azure WebApp.

Hope it helps. Best Regards.