1️⃣Install NodeJS

We will guide you here on how to install Nodejs with NPM, Apache server, and PM2 process manager.

To install the latest NodeJS version 18.x, type the commands below.

cd ~
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x -o nodesource_setup.sh

Then run the below command

sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh

sudo apt install nodejs

This will install NodeJS 18.x and NPM to your system. to verify the version, you can check by below command.

node -v

Output

v18.17.0

Install Apache server.

To install Apache2 package, follow the below command line in your terminal.

sudo apt install apache2

Enable required Apache modules:

Next.js projects often use Node.js and require proxying to the Node.js application running on a different port. To enable the required Apache modules, run:

sudo a2enmod proxy

sudo a2enmod proxy_http

sudo a2enmod proxy_balancer

sudo a2enmod lbmethod_byrequests

Configure a new virtual host: Create a new virtual host configuration file for your domain.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/domainhub.online.conf

Replace domain.online with your own domain.

Add the following content to the file. Replace domainhub.online and www.domainhub.online with your domain again.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName domainhub.online
    ServerAlias www.domainhub.online

    ProxyPreserveHost On
    ProxyPass / http://localhost:3000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:3000/
</VirtualHost>

Enable the virtual host: Replace domainhub.online with your domain.

sudo a2ensite domainhub.online

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo service apache2 restart

Thats it.

Install PM2 process manager

PM2 is a process manager, to install it, follow the below command line

sudo npm install pm2 -g

We will use this service when we install the script.