Deployment Using the Node.js Server

There are multiple ways to deploy a Nuxt application on a Node server. However, for this course, we will use a Node.js process manager called PM2.

Advantages of using PM2

• Performance and stability: PM2 takes advantage of multicore CPUs to enable the running of multiple instances of a Node application. This can significantly increase the application’s capacity to handle a larger number of concurrent requests, making it more scalable.

• Built-in load balancer: PM2 in cluster mode acts as a load balancer, distributing incoming requests across the various instances. Load balancing ensures that no single instance is overloaded, leading to a more even distribution of the workload and preventing bottlenecks.

• High availability: Having multiple instances running ensures that when one instance fails, other instances continue to serve requests to clients.

• Error logging & monitoring: PM2 provides a convenient interface to monitor logs associated with any running application.

Deploying the Nuxt application using PM2

To deploy a Nuxt application using PM2 on a Node server, follow these steps:

1. To deploy a Nuxt application using PM2 on a Node server, the first step will be to ensure the PM2 library is installed on the server. To do this, run the following command:

npm install -g pm2