By HardMax71
Hi all,
I’ve created new app (and it’s publicly available as GitHub repo), but the problem is that creating app from GitHub repo doesnt work in my case somehow: while at Create Resource From Source Code page, selecting Github as service provider + repo name + source dir as / leads to no component detected.
In general, root dir of repo consists only of 3 elements: README, /frontend and /backend. I start frontend app (nodeJS + Svelte) via cd frontend && npm run dev (being in / dir), and backend app (Python + FastAPI, Dockerfile + Docker-compose, K8s is also used, reqs.txt available) via cd backend && docker-compose up --build (also being in / dir).
I tried setting source dir to /frontend / /backend : it helps, but detects either of apps, not both.
It seems like I’m doing something completely wrong, hence the question: how do I deploy a project, service provider of which is GitHub, with multiple apps inside?
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Hey there!
Is this regarding the DigitalOcean App Platform? If so, since your frontend is a Node.js app, you’ll need to set up a separate service for it:
- Go to the App Platform dashboard and create a new app.
- When selecting the repository, choose your GitHub repo and set the source directory to
/frontend. - App Platform will detect it as a Node.js app. Confirm the build and deployment steps.
- Set your build command to:
npm install && npm run build - Set the run command to:
npm start - Proceed to deploy the frontend app.
Next, we’ll set up the backend (Python + FastAPI) as a separate service:
- Once the frontend is deployed, go back to your App Platform project and click Edit App.
- Add a new component and select GitHub repository again.
- This time, set the source directory to
/backend. - Define the HTTP request path for the backend service (e.g.,
/api). - App Platform will detect it as a Python app. Confirm the build and deployment steps.
Make sure that the backend service is on a different route than the frontend service. For example, you can set the backend service to /api and the frontend service to /. This way, the frontend will be served from the root URL, and the backend will be served from /api. And your frontend can make API calls to the backend using the /api route prefix.
Let me know if you run into any issues or need further help with the configuration.
- Bobby
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