How to deploy express.js on Netlify 

Thank you! After so many useless tutorials, your video was the quickest and easiest to follow!

Great video! this is exactly what I was looking for. I followed the video exactly and got it deployed in 10 minutes, thanks again!

You don't mince words bruv. Straight, to the point, and accurate. well done.

The only resource I could find that helped me deploy to Netlify. Thanks Owen!

Thank you Owen. This is the best tutorial I've found integrating Express with Netlify Functions. Thanks again!

Great tutorial, thank you so much. Been looking for this after so many unclear and failed tutorial. You're awesome

quick and well-defined video for netlify express. Great buddy!

This is the simplest and the best tutorial for uploading NodeJS server to Netlify. Thanks dude!

straight to the point, thanks this saves a lot of time.

Thanks for the video! I struggled a bit for a while because I was getting error when running npm start. It was because I was not tabing the line functions = "functions". So pay attention to that if you struggle too.

This is super solid and well produced, cheers!

Why did you specify full path in "scripts" section like "./node_modules/.bin/netlify-lambda serve src"? It should be just "netlify-lambda serve src". Is there some specific reason for specifying full path?

Solid tutorial, to the point, no bullshit. Thanks !

Wow brilliant. Been looking for some tutorial like this. Thanks so much

Thank you so much! So helpful been stuck on this for a long time

Amazing video, clear & to the point. Thank you so much!

Excellent tuto, thanks, I have just this warning message when running but it still working nicely : "WARNING in ../node_modules/express/lib/view.js 81:13-25 Critical dependency: the request of a dependency is an expression @ ../node_modules/express/lib/application.js @ ../node_modules/express/lib/express.js @ ../node_modules/express/index.js @ ./api.js

that`s great. thanks you! quick, simple and useful

Thank you so much! Very simple and informative.

nice tutorial - thanks! Meanwhile the npm-script needs no longer the "./node_modules/.bin/" in front

Windows: if you are Getting 'NODE_ENV' is not recognized error , just do npm install "npm install -g win-node-env" and also replace "./node_modules/.bin/netlify-lambda" to netlify-lambda in package.json

Thanks a lot man, this video really helped me. ❤️

Hey brother how did the functions directory appear for you out of nowhere?

Thank you Owen... that helped a lot

superb brother Owen!

Hey Owen, great video! but I tested your example with Ejs and it got me an error of "Cannot find module ejs" although it's included. I hope you can help me with that.

It's freaking great. Thanks so much

Nice video sir! but I want to ask a question. I have a custom setting on my package.json for deploying a website on herokuapp : package.json "scripts": { "heroku-postbuild": "NPM_CONFIG_PRODUCTION=false npm install --prefix client && npm run build --prefix client" } ^ How can I run this on Netlify settings? because my folder structure didn't look like yours.

thanks a lot a very useful tutorial

Hey Owen I keep getting cors error when trying to make a get request from my front end. I enabled cors in express but that doesn't do anything. I also added [[headers]] for = "/*" [headers.values] Access-Control-Allow-Origin = "*" to my netlify.toml file.

Awesome, thank you!

Hello great video but I have this when I run npm start: start > ./node_modules/.bin/netlify-lambda serve src '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

3:40 Can I use npx instead?

im getting this problem : Can't resolve 'aws-sdk'. please help

Great tutorial

What a lovely tutorial. Subscribed. Can you do a video on dockerization of Cordova/ionic app, like a build service to save time?

If i have done this in typescript, how can i convert it to use the what you have done?

I get this error: Support for the experimental syntax 'jsx' isn't currently enabled it doesn't work on react?

thank you for sharing. I taking an error like "Function invocation failed: Error: Cannot find module 'C:\_DEV\_FLUTTER\my-app\server\functions\api'" Have you any idea about it ?

But for me only files in that source directory is working, but my projects have multiple subdirectories. How to build files in those subdirectories ????

I am getting this error [ ModuleDependencyError: Can't import the named export 'Grammar' from non EcmaScript module (only default export is available)

Very nice and quick video! Looks like you missed covering functions folder. did you create api.js under functions folder?

where can i keep my modals , in src or in the root folder

Hello dear its awesome video but one question why create functions directory and in which files have so litle bit confusion.

What is present inside 'functions' folder?

It is showing me this error: ModuleNotFoundError: Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'mock-aws-s3' Someone pls help

what is in folder "functions"? how did you created? and what is in that folder?

whats inside functions folder? there is no functions folder in your git repo..

Thanks a lot!

from where comes the function directory bro please im stuck ?

Thanks for the video. I deployed from my bitbucket. but It is failed. Deploy did not succeed: Deploy directory 'dist' does not exist. Could you let me know what's is the reason?

Thank you so much

how work with express.static with netlify? I cannot get the correct URL for get the image. thanks for video

What is lambda , why can't we normally host like we do on heroku ?

its telling me. The loader cant find the module

Thanks king

I'm now hopping with happiness

So basically we only need the netlify-lambda to make it work on netlify, right? Anyway, I have a question about the npm script, why did you call it directly from ./node-modules/ and not something like only netlify-lambda?

how to deploy ejs developed website on netlify.how to ejs with netlify.Please provide me the solution.Thank you

you created the functions without showing.. please is there any reason for this ?

Hello, my friend, you did a great job, I'm not a Hindi speaker but I understood almost everything you did, I'm trying to deploy my project on Cyclic but I have an error that says this "Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/var/task/client/dist/index.html'", I used Vitejs to start the client folder and I don't know if this is the main problem.

What are the advantages to having an express app with a router separate to the front end if we are just using Netlify functions, wouldn't it make more sense just deploy your functions with your front-end in a "functions" folder which will create your endpoints based off whatever they are named automatically?

I'm getting a "'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." error when running npm start. Anyone know any fixes?

Good one! Font is too small, you can change in next video

What about connecting a DB? Would you have to cloud host that elsewhere?

Hi, what do I do if my index html file is located into a different folder like “Views”

you didn't mention about functions folder

I lost at the last part, how did you deploy it to netlify, like uploaded the file, please show it.

What did you include in your functions directory? I dont know why you cut that part OR it was an error!

What your functions folder contain? Mine does not work until I manually add a folder 'functions/api' and copy all files in that folder. (I am using TS, so I have to copy all the JS generated files to functions/api, otherwise it does not work)

'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Who else checked his speed setting to make sure it is on 'Normal'

How can I do this but with MongoDB? I’ve been struggling for quite some time

Great video. My api works following these steps until I try to get information from a json database, I get a 500 Error message instead. Is this possible with netlify-lambda? It works locally but not on production.

how did you create functions folder?

Thanks for the great video!!! but i have a problem when i trying to fetch data from the API i rcving CORS err, could u oks explain how to fix it?

is this the only way to deploy an API written in node to netlify ? thanks though for the tutorial, it's the only viable thing I have found online

Hello I actually have a question about Netlify, Are external API calls allowed on their free tier? Im trying to send mail with sendGrid when I make a POST request on a certain endpoint. The mail works with Node locally, Netlify local deploying but not Netlify hosting (on MYAPP.netlify.com) . please help. also the file is here github.com/Dada-Tech/portfolio-emailer-netlify/blob/master/src/api.js Thanks in advance !

Hi Owen, your videos really helpful, but I get an error on npm start, '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command. Can you help me on that. Thanks!

hey, buddy! 1 thanks for the tutorial - it works, 2 I have question: I've got a .env file in my project.. I cant share it Github right? So how do pass my variables to my app?? I mean in order to save it on Netlify..

I am not able to run locally. It is producing error > ./node_modules/.bin/netlify-lambda serve src '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Please help

'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. there is an error how to overcome this???

So you can really deploy a dynamic website for free? Holy sheeeesh

Well this was disappointing. I posted a question on the Netlify community forum. I edited the post to add what I thought might be a promising article, and my post was "temporarily" ??? removed. I hope this video will help me. I'll let y'all know.

cool

Could you demonstrate hosting on netlify

Hi... does not works here... Page Not Found :( It works in localhost only.

Hi Owen How does post work?

Well you video is awesome but i have monodb connected to my app. how can i resolve my problem with mongodb. its giving me an error "Error: Can't resolve 'mongodb-client-encryption'"

netlify-lambda is now depreciated in 2023.

Is netlify free just like heroku?

The title is how to deploy your express.js to netlify, but we cannot even see how to do that because it is already deployed in your netlify account. The tutorial is good but one of the important part is missing

the functions directory just appeaed out of nowhere

Thanks for making the function folder off screen and never showing what's in it?

bro, you completely skipped over the part where you created the 'functions' folder.

Please make it more elaborated. I was not able to follow.

what if you don't want that string '.netlify/functions/api/' in your url ? What if you just want it to be /

its saying > netlify-express@1.0.0 build > ./node_modules/.bin/netlify-lambda build src '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Everything works fine, but I'm trying to get rid of the "/.netlify/functions/api" in the url and just shorten it to "/". So far I've learned there is the way of using redirects from netifly. Either in the netifly.toml file or with _redirects file. Both solutions don't work for me, nothing gets redirected. Anyone has any idea?

Hello, my friend, you did a great job, I'm not a Hindi speaker but I understood almost everything you did, I'm trying to deploy my project on Cyclic but I have an error that says this "Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/var/task/client/dist/index.html'", I used Vitejs to start the client folder and I don't know if this is the main problem.