How to Deploy a react app using PM2 on Ubuntu Server 24.04

To deploy a React app using PM2 on Ubuntu Server 24.04, follow the steps below.

Step 1 : Install PM2 globally using npm:

npm install -g pm2

Step 2 : To ensure PM2 starts on system boot, run:

pm2 startup

Step 3 : Create a new React app using create-react-app:

npx create-react-app my-react-app

Step 4 : Navigate to the root of your React app and build it:

cd my-react-app
npm run build

Step 5 : Run the built React app with PM2:

pm2 serve build/ 3000 --name "my-react-app" --spa

Step 6 : Open your browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name followed by port 3000 (e.g., http://your_server_ip:3000) to test the React app.

Step 7 : You can manage your React app deployed with PM2 using various commands:

- Check status:

pm2 status

- Restart:

pm2 restart my-react-app

- Reload:

pm2 reload my-react-app

- Stop:

pm2 stop my-react-app

- Delete:

pm2 delete my-react-app

Congratulations! You have successfully deployed a React app using PM2 on Ubuntu Server 24.04.