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Deploy Manifest on Render.com

Render is a popular cloud provider that enables developers to ship apps without hassle.

Create a "start" script for production​

The npm run manifest script should only be used for development as it watches file changes.

Go back to your codebase and open the package.json file and add a new start script on the scripts list with the value node node_modules/manifest/dist/manifest/src/main.js as following:

package.json
"scripts": {
    "start": "node node_modules/manifest/dist/manifest/src/main.js"
    [...]
}

Create an account on render.com or sign in to your existing one.

From the dashboard, click on "Create a new web service" to get started.

In our example, we are deploying a backend on a GitHub repository, but you can also deploy from GitLab or BitBucket.

Choose the correct repository and click on "Connect" to continue.

Configure your app​

The following screen will display a form with some fields that you have to configure:

  • Region (optional): Choose the closest region to your users
  • Build command: Enter npm install
  • Start command: The value should be node node_modules/manifest/dist/manifest/src/main.js
  • Environment variables: Add the 2 environment variables: TOKEN_SECRET_KEY (which you can generate at https://jwtsecret.com/generate) and NODE_ENV=production.

Click on "Deploy web service" to launch the deployment.

🎉 That's it! Your app should be available in a few minutes at the domain ending in onrender.com.

tip

If you want to activate health checks, go to the "Health Checks" section and replace /healthz with /api/health