In the middle of a huge learning curve here. Previously I have done only basic HTML, CSS and javascipt, just uploaded through ftp. That being said, I’m working my way pretty well through building a strapi/tailwind/next/postgresSQL site and getting things configured. Right now though I am stuck with bad permissions in my strapi admin in my DO app and can’t get it running in development mode to correct them. My overall app settings are set for development but when I take out NODE_ENV=production and try and change it to development I get build failure with no log. I know it has to be a simple thing I am just missing but I’m at a loss.
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From what I’ve seen, DigitalOcean’s App Platform doesn’t officially support running Strapi in development mode. The App Platform expects a production build (NODE_ENV=production) both for building and running.
So the recommended approach usually is:
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Run Strapi in development mode locally for fixing permissions and tweaking config.
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Deploy to DigitalOcean App Platform with production mode only to ensure smooth, stable operation.
If you’re still stuck, you can try reaching out to the DigitalOcean support team: https://do.co/support
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