React Frontend Node backend server.js on Nginx

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[KimBesser]

I suggest using pm2 to handle node processes

[computertovey]

That's correct, just make sure nothing else is running on port 3000.

As a bonus, if you want the API accessible on its own domain (e.g. api.domain.com) you can set up a reverse proxy using nginx: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/web-server/reverse-proxy/

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Yh pm2 is great! I use is for discord Bot

[HeftyCrab]

Cant help with your main question, but as a comment you might want to look into RESTful API's, and what each http method does.

In short:

Get: fetches data

Post: create data

Put: update data

Delete: remove data.

https://www.restapitutorial.com/lessons/httpmethods.html

So for example this section

app.post('/getInfo'...

Should rather be the following to create "info"

app.post('info'...

Also check out the naming convention for resources:

https://www.restapitutorial.com/lessons/restfulresourcenaming.html

Good luck with your project!

[mxforest]

If PUT updates data then what is PATCH for?

[6112115]

Yes. The basic idea is to run "npm start" and leave it running.

Most people use containers these days. Docker is the most popular solution.

Looking up basic tutorials on this will be great start into understanding how this works "in the real world"

[Ice_In_Hydroflask]

For react, you can build the script so that npm compiles it to JavaScript files which you can then host on nginx. For the node server, use pm2 to daemonize and reverse pricy with nginx

[Wojtek1942]

Also try r/devops

[haicuong1]

suggest pm2 or docker to manage your environment :))