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Basics

Supported Project Types & Deployment Templates​

By default, Exoframe can understand and deploy the following project types:

  1. Static HTML-based projects - deployed using the nginx image.
  2. Node.js-based projects - deployed using the node:latest image *
  3. Docker-based projects - deployed using your Dockerfile

* For Node.js projects, keep in mind two things: (1) they are started via npm start, so ensure you have specified a start script in your package.json; (2) the default exposed port is 80, so configure your app to listen on that port. If you want to use a different method or expose additional ports, utilize the Dockerfile deployment method.

This list can be expanded using deployment templates. Check the available templates on npm. Install templates using the command exoframe template and enter the complete template package name.

Project Ignore File​

In certain cases, you might wish to exclude specific files during project deployment (e.g., tests, fixtures, node_modules, etc.). To achieve this, you can use the .exoframeignore file in the root of your project.

Each line in this file is utilized by the ignore module during the deployment process. If not provided, the ignore file contains the following entries:

.git
node_modules

Specify the files you want to ignore in your project's .exoframeignore file to tailor the deployment process according to your needs.

SSH Key-Based Authentication​

Exoframe utilizes the sshpk package for working with SSH keys, thereby supporting RSA, DSA, ECDSA (nistp-*), and ED25519 key types in PEM (PKCS#1, PKCS#8), and OpenSSH formats.

To generate a compatible key, you can follow the GitHub Instructions.

Updating Exoframe Server​

To update the Exoframe Server, simply run the command:

exoframe update server

This command will ensure that your Exoframe Server is up to date.