Hosting:

[wesbos]

Digital Ocean with pm2 and Nginx Heroku

Not sure if Zeit Now will work as they can't really host node apps

[mckernanin]

Curious as to why you said now "can't really host node apps"? What issues have you had?

[alvaaz]

I tried with Heroku and had a good result

[wesbos]

apparently it is possible on now! https://github.com/mitchellhamilton/keystonejs-now-example

[wesbos]

Heroku for sure will work :)

[alvaaz]

Heroku works but you have to make some settings:

const keystone = new Keystone({
  ....
  secureCookies: false
});

module.exports = {
  keystone,
  apps: [
    new GraphQLApp(),
    new AdminUIApp({
      enableDefaultRoute: true,
      authStrategy
    })
  ],
  configureExpress: app => {
      app.set("trust proxy", 1);
  }
}

[mckernanin]

Ah ok specifically keystone + node, not node in general. 👍

[wesbos]

Well in my experience I haven't had a node app that just works on Now 2. all of them require you to change how the app is written

[Oluwasetemi]

Having digital ocean for both the frontend and backend using nginx and pm2 will be so dope

[ashhitch]

DigitalOcean with pm2 and Nginx or maybe Caddy?

[wesbos]

Yeah def digital ocean + nginx + pm2. It's what I use on most of my apps and i love it.

[GPorter43]

Are you still going to demonstrate hosting the front and back end on a single droplet/instance? If not would you be able to add that to another course or YouTube video?

[wesbos]

Yep - it will all be on a single droplet :)

[fd1az]

Digital Ocean with pm2 and Nginx

[rhiannonmonks]

Can anyone explain why Now 2 does not work with node easily (both from a theoretical and practical standpoint?) When you say, it requires to change how the app is written, I would like to better understand this? Thanks!

[bezvoshchuk]

Is AWS an option?

[taylor-lindores-reeves]

Hey Wes, I currently have an app up and running using what I learnt from you. It uses Prisma, Docker, MongoDB, etc and is hosted on the cheapest DigitalOcean droplet using nginx and pm2 - it works perfectly! https://flamboyant-pasteur-5ec451.netlify.app/

[bababaff]

why this is taking so long..:( I'm waiting for the update to buy advancedreact course. I check this repo almost every day but still, this hosting issue isn't resolved yet. I think you already completed recordings except for this hosting one.
Take as much time you want for the module 10. Please add the rest of the modules.

Thank you, I really appreciate your work. you're really a very good instructor.

[Asjas]

@cjschamith Wes is busy finishing his Gatsby course recording before he starts recording this course update. 🙂

The hosting isn't an issue, Wes already chose Digital Ocean 😄

[wesbos]

thanks everyone! I know this should have been out sooner, but many of these items are out of my control. Will be recorded right after my gatsby course. Thanks for your patience :)