How do you deploy react JS and node JS apps on a single DigitalOcean droplet using nginx?

Deploying ReactJS and NodeJS applications on a DigitalOcean droplet can be done using nginx. This guide provides instructions on how to deploy a ReactJS and NodeJS application on a single droplet using nginx.

To start, create a droplet with the following specifications:

droplet size : 1GB

: 1GB operating system : Node.js 8.

11.0.

: Node.0 web server : nginx.

: nginx database : MySQL 5.7.21

: MySQL 5.21 front-end : React

: React testing framework: Mocha

Once created, login to the droplet and install nginx and React using the following commands:

npm install -g nginx npm install -g react

Next, create a new React project using the following command:

react init my-react-project

This will create a new React project called my-react-project in the current directory. Next, we will need to configure nginx to serve the React project. To do this, open the nginx configuration file in the editor of your choice and add the following lines:

server { listen 443 ssl; server_name my-react-project.local; root /usr/share/nginx/my-react-project/; index index.

html index.htm; }.

The first line sets up the listen and server_name directives. The second line sets up the root path and the three index files that will be served by nginx.

Finally, we need to configure React to use nginx as its web server. To do this, open the React configuration file in the editor of your choice and add the following lines:.

server { // . proxy server; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header Host $http_host; proxy_set_header Connection “keep-alive”; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto header; }.

The first line sets up the proxy server directive. The second line sets up the proxy_set_header directives. The third line sets the X-Forwarded-For header to the IP address of the droplet that is hosting the React project.

The fourth line sets the X-Forwarded-Proto header to header which tells React to use nginx as the proxy server. Finally, we need to enable the proxy server by setting the proxy_enable directive to on in the nginx configuration file.

Now, open the http://my-react-project.local address in your browser and you will be able to see the React project running on the droplet. To deploy the React project to the droplet using npm, run the following command:

npm install

This will install all of the dependencies required to run the React project. Next, run the following command to start the React project:

react

This will start the React project and make it available on the droplet. You can now visit the project directory on the droplet and see the default React page. To deploy the project to the droplet using npm, run the following command:

npm run deploy

This will deploy the project to the droplet and make it available on the web server.

Conclusion

deploying ReactJS and NodeJS applications on a single DigitalOcean droplet can be done using nginx.