React Application

Deploy a React application with Node.js backend using gokku.yml configuration.

Basic Setup

Project Structure

my-react-app/
├── client/          # React frontend
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   ├── package.json
│   └── build/
├── server/          # Node.js API backend
│   ├── src/
│   ├── package.json
│   └── index.js
├── Dockerfile
└── gokku.yml

gokku.yml

apps:
  react-app:
    lang: nodejs
    path: .
    deployment:
      post_deploy:
        - npm run db:migrate
        - npm run cache:warm

Post-Deploy Commands

The post_deploy commands run automatically after successful deployment:

• Database migrations: npm run db:migrate (for schema updates)
• Cache warming: npm run cache:warm (pre-populate application caches)
• Data seeding: Populate initial data if needed
• Custom tasks: Any command needed after deployment

Commands run in sequence and fail deployment if any command fails. This ensures your app is fully ready before considering the deployment complete.

Deployment

1. Initialize Git

cd my-react-app
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"

2. Setup Remote

# Add remote (replace with your server)
gokku remote add react-app-production ubuntu@your-server

3. Deploy

git push react-app-production main

Gokku will automatically:

• Use your Dockerfile or generate one for Node.js
• Build the React app
• Deploy the application
• Run post-deploy commands (database migrations, cache warming)

4. Check Status

# Check application status
gokku status react-app production -a react-app-production

# View logs
gokku logs react-app production -f -a react-app-production

Environment Variables

Database Configuration

# Set database URL
gokku config set DATABASE_URL="mongodb://localhost:27017/react_app_production" -a react-app-production

# Set Redis URL
gokku config set REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:6379" -a react-app-production

Application Configuration

# Set JWT secret
gokku config set JWT_SECRET="your-jwt-secret-here" -a react-app-production

# Set environment
gokku config set NODE_ENV=production -a react-app-production

# Set API port
gokku config set API_PORT=3001 -a react-app-production

API Keys and External Services

# Set API keys
gokku config set STRIPE_SECRET_KEY="sk_live_..." -a react-app-production
gokku config set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="..." -a react-app-production

# Set external service URLs
gokku config set EXTERNAL_API_URL="https://api.example.com" -a react-app-production

Monitoring

Application Status

# Check application status
gokku status react-app production -a react-app-production

# Output:
# === Application Status: react-app (production) ===
#
# Container: running
# Health: healthy
# Port: 3000

Application Logs

# Application logs
gokku logs react-app production -f -a react-app-production

Next Steps

• Environment Variables - Environment management
• Docker Support - Container deployment
• Configuration - Advanced configuration