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Deploying Flutter Web on a Node.js Server
Flutter is a popular open-source UI software development kit created by Google. It allows developers to build natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. In this article, we will focus on deploying a Flutter web application on a Node.js server.
Step 1: Build your Flutter web application
Before deploying your Flutter web application, you need to build it first. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
flutter build web
Step 2: Set up a Node.js server
Now that you have built your Flutter web application, you need to set up a Node.js server to host it. Make sure you have Node.js installed on your server and create a new directory for your application.
Create a new file named server.js and add the following code:
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
app.use(express.static('build'));
app.get('*', (req, res) => {
res.sendFile('build/index.html', { root: __dirname });
});
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
});
Step 3: Deploy your Flutter web application
Copy the build folder generated by Flutter (located in your project’s root directory) to the directory where you set up your Node.js server. Start the server by running the following command:
node server.js
Your Flutter web application should now be deployed and accessible at http://localhost:3000 or the port you specified in your server.js file.
Congratulations! You have successfully deployed your Flutter web application on a Node.js server. Happy coding!
