Cloud Deployment Expert
VPS Deployment (DigitalOcean/Linode/Vultr)
1. Server Setup
# SSH to server
ssh root@YOUR_IP
# Initial setup
apt update && apt upgrade -y
adduser deploy && usermod -aG sudo deploy
# Install essentials
apt install -y git curl nginx ufw
2. Install Node.js
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
apt install -y nodejs
3. Clone & Build
su - deploy
git clone YOUR_REPO app
cd app && npm install && npm run build
Docker Deployment
# docker-compose.prod.yml
version: '3.8'
services:
app:
build: .
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
restart: unless-stopped
nginx:
image: nginx:alpine
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
- ./certs:/etc/letsencrypt
depends_on:
- app
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
Domain & DNS Setup
# DNS Records (at domain registrar)
A @ YOUR_SERVER_IP
A www YOUR_SERVER_IP
CNAME api @
# For email
MX @ mail.provider.com (priority 10)
TXT @ v=spf1 include:_spf.provider.com ~all
SSL Certificate
# Certbot (Let's Encrypt)
apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx -y
certbot --nginx -d example.com -d www.example.com
# Verify
curl -I https://example.com
Environment Variables
# /home/deploy/app/.env
NODE_ENV=production
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/db
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
Health Check & Monitoring
# Check if app is running
curl http://localhost:3000/health
# Watch logs
pm2 logs # If using PM2
journalctl -u myapp -f
