Week 22: Task Management Deployment

Introduction

• You have learned almost everything you need to know on how to build a backend application with NodeJS, now it's time to deploy your project to the internet so people can access the endpoints you created.

Task 1: Project Setup

1. Fork and Clone this project repository in your terminal
2. CD into the project base directory cd Week22_Task_Management_DEPLOY
3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the root directory with your database URL and JWT secret
5. Complete the authentication middleware and routes (see tasks below)
6. Generate Prisma client and push schema to database:

   npm run db:generate
   npm run db:push

7. Start the server:

   npm run dev

8. The server will run on http://localhost:3000

Task 2: MVP: Add HTTP Status Codes

In the routes/tasks.js file, you need to add proper HTTP status codes to all the response objects. Currently, all responses are missing status codes and only return JSON data.

Requirements:

• Add appropriate HTTP status codes to all res.json() calls
• Use the correct status codes for different scenarios:
  • 200 for successful GET, PUT, DELETE operations
  • 201 for successful POST operations (resource creation)
  • 400 for bad requests (validation errors)
  • 404 for not found errors
  • 500 for server errors
• Look for the TODO comments in the code that indicate where status codes need to be added

Task 3: MVP: API Documentation

Create comprehensive API documentation in the API_DOC.md file. Include:

• Base URL
• All available endpoints
• Request/response formats
• Authentication requirements
• Error handling
• Example requests and responses

Task 4: MVP: Deployment to Render.com

Deploy your Task Management API to Render.com:

Step 1: Create Render.com Account

1. Go to render.com
2. Sign up for a free account using your GitHub account
3. Verify your email address

Step 2: Deploy Your Application

1. Connect your GitHub repository to Render
2. Create a new Web Service
3. Choose your repository and branch
4. Configure the following settings:
   • Build Command: npm install
   • Start Command: npm start
   • Environment: Node

Step 3: Environment Variables

In your Render dashboard, add the following environment variables:

• DATABASE_URL: Your Supabase database connection URL
• JWT_SECRET: Your JWT secret key
• PORT: 10000 (Render's default port)

Step 4: Database Setup

Make sure your Supabase database is accessible from Render and run the following commands in your Render build process:

npm run db:generate
npm run db:push

Your API will be available at the URL provided by Render (e.g., https://your-app-name.onrender.com)

Good luck with your implementation! 🚀