%% date:: [[2023-05-13]] parent:: [[DigitalOcean]], [[NodeJS]] %% # [[Deploy a NodeJS app on DigitalOcean]] ### Use the 1-click droplet on the marketplace To deploy a [[NodeJS]] app on [[DigitalOcean]], use [this NodeJS 1-click droplet](https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/nodejs). It automatically installs: - Node.js - [[Node Package Manager|NPM]] - [[Nginx]] - [[PM2]] Go through the prompts to create your server. ### Clone the repository Log into your droplet and do a [[Git]] [[Cloning a remote repo with Git|clone]] of the repository for the app you want to run. ### Install dependencies Do a ``` npm install ``` to install all the dependencies of the app, as specified in the `package.json`. ### Start the app Find the [[JavaScript]] file that contains the main app logic. Let's say this is called `app.js`. Now run: ``` pm2 start app.js ``` This starts your app, but within [[PM2]]. The app is shown running when you do a: ``` pm2 list ``` Depending on the app, you may need to [[PM2#Update environment variables|update environment variables]].