Deploying A Simple Nodejs App on AWS

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Introduction

In this project, we will deploy a simple Node.js application on AWS. AWS provides a Scalable and secure platform for hosting web applications, and Node.js is a popular JavaScript runtime for building server-side applications. By deploying our Node.js app on AWS, we will leverage the benefits of cloud computing, including scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. So, let's dive in 😊

Step 1: Creating EC2 instance

Go to your AWS Management Console and search for EC2
Click on it
Click on launch instance
Name your instance
Let's work with Ubuntu
Choose free tier
Create key pair (choose pem)
Launch your instance

Step 2: Connecting our EC2

After creating the EC2, connect it with any terminal of your choice
After connecting, type sudo apt update
After updating, type sudo apt install git -y
After installing git, check the version by typing git --version
Type sudo apt install nodejs -y
After installing nodejs, type node -v (for version)
Type sudo apt install npm -y
After installing npm, type git clone and paste this GitHub repo URL project repo
Type ls

Cd to AWS-node-js-app-deployment
Type touch .env (to create an env file)
Type vi .env (to open the file)
press your esc button and press i
Go to the GitHub repo, scroll down and copy the .env command you see
Paste it in the vi file
Then press your esc button and type :wq! (To save and quit)

Step 3: Getting Stripe API key

Go to your browser and search stripe

- Click on create account

Fill in the form
After creating the account, click on more below

Click on developers
Click on API keys
copy the publishable key and secret key, paste it in your notepad

Go back to your terminal
Type vi .env
press your esc button and press i
Paste the publishable key where you see publishable key, and paste the secret key where you see secret key