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React frontend (nodejs) and Ruby on Rails (w/ postgres db) backend on a single droplet?

Posted August 3, 2020 469 views
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Is it possible to do a full stack React + Rails (w/ postgresql database) on a single $5/month droplet or do I need to have two separate droplets for frontend & backend?

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bobbyiliev August 4, 2020

Hi there @GiancarloZ,

Yes, I believe that it should be ok to have both on 1 Droplet when starting. In case that your project grows, then you could plan to scale up with multiple Droplets.

Regards,
Bobby

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  • GiancarloZ August 4, 2020

    Hi @bobbyiliev thanks for your response. I currently have my react frontend code on my droplet but i don’t know how to get the rails code on the same droplet.

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    • bobbyiliev August 5, 2020

      Hi there @GiancarloZ,

      You could follow this tutorial here on how to build a Rails app on your Droplet:

      https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-build-a-ruby-on-rails-application

      One thing that you need to keep in mind is that your Rails and React applications should run on different ports.

      Regards,
      Bobby

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      • GiancarloZ August 6, 2020

        If I have a nodejs droplet with a React frontend on it. Is tehre a way to put my ruby on rails project backend onto the nodejs droplet? or is there another way of doing it? I’ve already built the backend project i just woudl like to put it on the same droplet as my frontend but I can’t find anywhere if that is possible. Thanks for your help!

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        • bobbyiliev September 1, 2020

          Hi there @GiancarloZ,

          Yes, it should be ok to start your rails project on the same Droplet, you just need to make sure that it is running on a different port.

          Another thing that you could do is run both your applications in Docker containers on different ports, that way you would have better isolation.

          Regards,
          Bobby

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