How to host HTML node.js application

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i have developed a simple webapp using socket.io and node.js and was wondering how i would deploy it to a server? My application uses an HTML file with a canvas element the user interacts with how would i deploy this, the css and the js files and the app.js file to the server?

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Which server? Have you registered for an account with a hosting provider? — Osiris
– Osiris, Commented Dec 6, 2012 at 14:23
No, i havent registered for an account on any yet. Im am wondering because the ones i have looked at like appfrog only talk about the server.js file and i cant see anywhere to host my html or css files etc — user1851487
– user1851487, Commented Dec 6, 2012 at 14:26

Hector Correa · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-06 15:09:02Z

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In some hosting companies that support Node.js (like Nodejitsu and Heroku) you can deploy your static files as part of your application code. In other words, when you deploy your app both your code and static files (JS/CSS/Images) will be deployed.

The downside with this approach is that you cannot easily just change a CSS file like you can in a more traditional deployment where you can just FTP a new CSS file to the production server. You could bypass this if you host your CSS files somewhere else, though.

I don't have experience with AppFog but I suspect the same is true.

answered Dec 6, 2012 at 15:09

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Martin · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-09 15:58:55Z

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You have a 90 day free trial at Azure. Believe it or not but they have great support for node.js. Read more at http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/nodejs/

answered Dec 9, 2012 at 15:58

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