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Node.js Stack
Node.js, PM2, Nginx and a database — a production environment for your JavaScript APIs and apps.
About Node.js Stack
The Node.js Stack template provides a production-ready environment for your JavaScript and TypeScript applications: Node.js LTS, PM2 as the process manager, Nginx as a reverse proxy, and PostgreSQL or MongoDB depending on your needs. PM2 handles clustering, automatic restarts and monitoring of your Node processes.
Whether you deploy an Express/Fastify API, a NestJS application or a WebSocket server, this template configures the essential components — log management, multi-core clustering, secure environment variables — so you can focus on your code.
What gets installed
Ready when the VPS starts
- Compatible OS
- Ubuntu 24.04
- Application
- Node.js Stack
- Tech stack
- Node.js LTSPM2NginxNVMPostgreSQL
- Minimum RAM
- 2 GB
- Minimum CPU
- 1 vCPU
- Access
- root over SSH
Key features
- Node.js LTS (recommended stable version)
- PM2 for clustering, monitoring and automatic restart
- Nginx reverse proxy with header management
- PostgreSQL and secure environment variables
- NVM installed to switch Node versions easily
- PM2 and Nginx logs configured with rotation
When to use this solution?
Node.js REST API
Deploy an Express, Fastify or NestJS API in production with PM2 cluster mode to use every CPU core.
Real-time application
Host a WebSocket server or a Socket.io application with PM2 handling restarts automatically.
Full-stack JavaScript backend
A server for a Next.js, Nuxt (SSR) or Remix application in production mode.
Guide
Deploy Node.js Stack on your VPS
Create the VPS
Select the "Node.js Stack" template when ordering. Minimum 2 GB RAM.
Deploy your application
Clone your repository, install the dependencies with
npm ci --production, and build if needed.Start with PM2
Launch with
pm2 start app.js --name "mon-api" -i maxfor cluster mode. Save withpm2 saveandpm2 startup.Configure Nginx
Edit the Nginx virtualhost to point to your Node application's port. SSL with Certbot.
Embed the deploy button
Maintaining a project that uses Node.js Stack? This button lets your readers deploy it on a VPS in one click, without reading Docker documentation.
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