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Deploy NodeJs based application using CPanel

When deciding between shared hosting and server hosting, the choice often hinges on your specific needs and technical expertise. Shared hosting can be a more cost-effective and hassle-free solution for smaller websites or beginners who don't require the full power of a dedicated server.

This post explores how can we deploy NodeJS app in shared hosting environmnet using CPanel.

Steps​

  1. Login to the hosting cPanel control panel and click on the “Setup Nodejs App” button under the Software tab to access the NodeJS managing area.
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Setup NodeJS app
  1. Click on the “Create Application” button at the top-right corner to create a new application.
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Create application

  1. Fill out the details for the new application and click on the “Create” button at the top-right corner.

    • Node.js version: Select the Node.js version from the drop-down menu
    • Application mode — Choose application mode from the menu, either Production or Development
    • Application root — Specify the physical location of the application
    • Application URL — Specify the HTTP/HTTPS URL to the application
    • Application startup file — Specify the .js file name here

    Note: You also can set your application environment variables down there on the option “ADD VARIABLE”

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Fill application details
  1. Once you have created the application, you can stop/restart/edit/remove the application via the interface.
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Edit application
  1. When clicking the ‘Edit’ icon, you can make changes to the already created application including the variables you have set on it.
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Update application settings

These are the options in the NodeJS application edit interface:

  • Stop/Restart application — You can stop/restart the application by click on that specific icon.

  • Run NPM Install — To install the package(s) mentioned in the packages.json file in the application root folder.

  • Run JS script — To run a command specified in the packages.json file script section.

  • ADD VARIABLE — To add a variable for the application.

    tip

    Creating app for the first time? Do “Run NPM Install” to install all included packages in your package.json file.

    warning

    Do not upload node_modules to root directly while uploading your application code.

  1. Once you're done with the updates, click on the Save button and Restart the application.
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Save updates

That should make your application online, YaaY :)