Deploying Laravel Jetstream Inertia based app on LEMP stack and Ubuntu 22

Today I deployed a Laravel 10 Jetstream Inertia based app on LEMP stack and Ubuntu 22. Here is the gist of what I went through.

  1. Deploy server with Ubuntu 22
  2. I deployed a private Github repo so I needed to generate a public ssh key for your user. ssh-keygen -t ed25519-sk -C "YOUR_EMAIL". Next add that key to your Github repo deploy tokens.
  3. Clone repo to /var/www/[your-site] git clone [myrepo] .
  4. Install Basic Laravel with LEMP stack and Composer with this tutorial. Also handy to refer to Laravel's recommended Nginx config

Used strong (level 2) password for mysql setup which required logging in using sudo mysql and setting the root password before continuing with the usual sudo mysql_secure_installation process.

Also needed additional php plugins for my app php-gd, php-zip

My public folder was not in the root so I have to set it to ./laravel/public for my vhost file.

In order to mock my production domain (which does not have DNS records yet). I edited my local hosts file (windows) and added the public IP of my server and my production domain. This way I can access my production domain and see my site (You could also access your site with your servers IP).

  1. Install Node 20.x using this tutorial. Do not install the default nodejs package unless you want an older version
  2. Setup swap so that npm run build works better using this tutorial. Before doing this the server would freeze and not complete the build process.
  3. Install app using repo readme ie
cd laravel 
# composer install without dev dependencies
composer install --optimize-autoloader --no-dev
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
# update admin login, database details, smtp and repatcha
# turn off debugging

Run these commands to install npm packages and compile the front end.

npm i
npm run build
  1. Set up Laravel cron using docs
# example
* * * * * cd /path-to-your-project && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1

Todo

  1. Setup SMTP
  2. Setup DNS records for Let Encrypt

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Insights for Software Development Workflows from the Pacific Islands

Image
Talofa! I came across an interesting video on how enterprise software development workflows might work. I found that I was using a hybrid of techniques mentioned which aligned well given that it was showing how BIG companies with teams of developers would develop software. We have a few software developers at SPREP but mostly work on our own projects . I thought I would reflect on my workflow as it is something that I've built up over time from research and collaboration with other developers. Tests, Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) My workflow involves setting up tests from the get go and putting them into Gitlab CI pipelines . This gives me confidence that the system builds and I'm not breaking stuff I already fixed . Here is an example of how I would set up a Drupal project with style tests and a Github Action for running them. Feature building with Git branches I build features using git branches . If I have an urgent requirement or fix , I can switch ...
Read more

Government of Tonga’s first mobile app nears completion

Image
  Caption: Workshop participants Last week I was in Tonga to facilitate a training workshop for the Tonga Meteorological Services (TMS) and its partners. The workshop is part of finalising the Tonga Joint Early Warning and Response mobile app (app name to be finalised). The TMS lead initiative will help address challenges in communications on the ground and sharing of data with partners in times of natural disasters. Furthermore, the app provides real-time weather warnings using push notifications to mobile devices. Unlike traditional “weather” apps, TMS envisioned a “two-way” app that not only provides weather forecasts but enables the public to report weather and disaster related events to them. It will become the first mobile app for the Government of Tonga and will be available in Tongan and English languages on Android and iOS devices. SPREP provides ICT expertise to assist TMS Caption: Mr. Ainsof So'o reviewing the mobile app One of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Env...
Read more

Bot Busters: Defending Your Site Against Bots

Image
TL;DR: A climate change portal faced performance issues due to excessive bot crawling. After trying various solutions, including updating core and modules, scaling up the server, and exploring different security modules, the problem was solved using Drupal's built-in Ban module to block problematic IP addresses. The Autoban module was then implemented to automate the process, effectively improving the site's performance and resilience against bots.      🌐 Introduction In today's digital landscape, websites face numerous challenges, and one of the most persistent is the threat of bots. These automated programs can wreak havoc on your site's performance, especially when they crawl your pages excessively. Recently, we encountered this issue with one of our country climate change portals built on Drupal 7. Here's how we tackled the problem and restored the site's performance. 🔍 The Investigation Begins When we noticed performance issues on our climate change p...
Read more