It looks like i have found a solution.

If you run the "Node Server" command in a Screen then the process still continues when you log out.

Details on screen can be found here:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-gnu_screen/

More info is here:

http://serverfault.com/questions/311593/keeping-a-linux-process-running-after-i-logout

Basically from the terminal command line type:

1. Screen and press enter
2. Run the node command to get the Adapt server up and running
3. Press Ctrl + A, D to get out of the screen.