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

Install Node.js

curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash - apt install -y nodejs

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

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