Deploy Xest API Project to Digital Ocean

Step 1: Create a Digital Ocean account, here: digital ocean.

To deploy a Xest Project to Digital Ocean, Run:

xx deploy

Xest CLI will give you options. Choose Digital Ocean

Starting deployment...
? Select the deployment platform (Use arrow keys)
❯ Digital Ocean
  AWS

This will automatically create a deployment folder named .do folder with 2 files

app.yaml

name: project_name
services:
- environment_slug: node-js
  github:
    branch: your_deployment_branch
    deploy_on_push: true
    repo: github_profile/project
  name: project_name

deploy.template.yaml

spec:
  name: project_name
  services:
  - environment_slug: node-js
    git:
      branch: your_deployment_branch
      repo_clone_url: https://github.com/github_profile/project.git
    name: project_name

The file will automatically autocomplete the necessary information for deployment, including your repository and app name.

Step 2: Create a Digital Ocean account, here: digital ocean.

Step 3: Once your account is created, create a new project (or use the one created for you as default).

Step 4: Create a new Database, on the Database Space, Choose MySQL as Database type, give your database cluster a name, and select your project.

Step 5: Finish your database configuration and copy your connection details, it should look like this:

username = doadmin
password = *****************************
host = xxxxxxxxxxx.ondigitalocean.com
port = your_port
database = database_name
sslmode = REQUIRED

Step 6: Go to App Platform and Create a new App, I will advise you to push your project on GitHub, it will be easy for the deployment. Choose your repository and the main branch you want to use.

Step 7: In your Environment Variables add your connection details like this:

DB_NAME=database_name

DB_USER=doadmin

DB_PASSWORD=**************

sslmode=REQUIRED

DB_HOST=xxxxxxxxxx.ondigitalocean.com

DB_PORT=your_port

APP_ENVIRONMENT=PRODUCTION

JWT_SECRET=SUPER_DUPER_SECRET

PASSWORD_SALT=SECRET_SALT

Once finished, you will have something like this:

Step 8: Create your droplet, and remember to choose your project on the project input.

With This Your Digital Ocean is ready to deploy your Xest API project.