Run second web service on different port on App Platform

Hey Timmy! 👋

It’s currently not possible to expose multiple external ports on a single Web Service component on the App Platform. If it works with your setup you could run two separate Web Service Components on DigitalOcean App Platform.

So basically, instead of exposing different ports, you can take advantage of HTTP Request Routes to set up different route prefixes for each service. For example:

• Your main app can be accessible at /
• Your second app (e.g., an API) can be routed under /api

This allows you to manage multiple services within the same app without worrying about port numbers. You can set up these routes in your app’s configuration to ensure each service handles traffic based on its assigned path.

Alternatively, if you need to keep one of the services internal (i.e., not publicly accessible), you can use Internal Service Routing to manage traffic between services internally without exposing the port publicly. You can read more about it here: Manage Internal Routing.

Let me know if that helps, or if you’d like more specific instructions!

- Bobby

Hello,

Refer to below link for more insights:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/manage-internal-routing/

Cheers, Sri Charan