This sample code helps get you started with a simple Express web application deployed by AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
This sample includes:
- README.md - this file
- .ebextensions/ - this directory contains the configuration files that AWS Elastic Beanstalk will deploy your Express application
- package.json - this file contains various metadata relevant to your Node.js application such as dependencies
- server.js - this file contains the code for your application
- public/ - this directory contains static web assets used by your application
These directions assume you want to develop on your local computer, and not from the Amazon EC2 instance itself. If you're on the Amazon EC2 instance, the virtual environment is already set up for you, and you can start working on the code.
To work on the sample code, you'll need to clone your project's repository to your local computer. If you haven't, do that first. You can find instructions in the AWS CodeStar user guide.
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Install Node.js on your computer. For details on available installers visit https://nodejs.org/en/download/.
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Install NPM dependencies:
$ npm install -
Start the development server:
$ node server.js -
Open http://127.0.0.1:3000/ in a web browser to view your application.
Once you have a virtual environment running, you can start making changes to the sample Express web application. We suggest making a small change to /public/index.html first, so you can see how changes pushed to your project's repository are automatically picked up and deployed to the Amazon EC2 instance by AWS Elastic Beanstalk. (You can watch the progress on your project dashboard.) Once you've seen how that works, start developing your own code, and have fun!
Learn more about AWS CodeStar by reading the user guide. Ask questions or make suggestions on our forum.
User Guide: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codestar/latest/userguide/welcome.html