How to Deploy a Node.js App to a VPS (Step by Step)
From a fresh Linux server to a production Node.js app behind Nginx with HTTPS, a process manager, a firewall and automatic restarts. A complete checklist you can follow and reuse.
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Nginx Reverse Proxy Explained: Config Examples That Just Work
What a reverse proxy does, why almost every production app sits behind one, and copy-ready Nginx configs for Node.js apps, WebSockets, static files, upload limits and load balancing.
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Logging and Monitoring for Small Apps: Know Before Your Users Do
If users report your outages before your tools do, it's time to fix that. Structured logs, error tracking, uptime checks, a few key metrics and alerts that are actually worth waking up for.
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Docker for Beginners: What It Solves and How to Start
Docker sounds complicated until you see the problem it solves. Images, containers, Dockerfiles and Compose explained simply, with a working Node.js example you can adapt to any stack.
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