# Deploy on Server

# Prerequisites

Docker (opens new window)

# Frontend

Upload dist folder to server or deploy on GitHub Pages

# Backend

# Choice 1: Run Natively

# Run by NPM

# Choice 2: Build and Run on Docker

# Build Docker Image

Build with Default Config

docker build . -t krunk/chatbot-ai-backend

Build with Multiple Architectures

docker buildx create --name krunkbuilder
docker buildx ls
docker buildx use krunkbuilder

docker buildx build . -t krunk/chatbot-ai-backend --platform=linux/arm64,linux/amd64 --push

# Run Docker Container

krunk/chatbot-ai-backend (opens new window)

docker pull krunk/chatbot-ai-backend
docker run -d --name chatbot-ai-backend -p 8001:8001 -p 3000:3000 -v $(pwd)/chatbot-ai-backend/data:/usr/src/app/data krunk/chatbot-ai-backend

# Choice 3: Run on Docker with Azure VM

# System Requirements:

CPU: 1 vcpu is minimum, 2 vcpu is recommended
Memory: 512M or more is minimum, 1G or more is recommended
Hard disk: More than 100M available hard disk space
System: CentOS 7.1+

When creating the VM, allow port 80, 443 and 22

go to Network security groups on Azure portal, enable port 3000 and 8001

ssh into the VM

install aapanel

yum install -y wget && wget -O install.sh http://www.aapanel.com/script/install_6.0_en.sh && bash install.sh forum

Under App Store tab on the left sidebar, download and install Nginx Docker Manager

Open Terminal tab on the left sidebar and run the following commands

cd /www/wwwroot/
sudo docker run -d --name chatbot-ai-backend -p 8001:8001 -p 3000:3000 -v $(pwd)/chatbot-ai-backend/data:/usr/src/app/data krunk/chatbot-ai-backend
sudo docker run -d --name watchtower -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock containrrr/watchtower -i 60
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 3000 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 8001 -j ACCEPT

Under Website tab on the left sidebar

Create two new website api.chatbot-ai.gq ws.chatbot-ai.gq and request SSL from letsencrypt

Click on api.chatbot-ai.gq and select Reverse proxy tab on the left sidebar and Add reverse proxy

Proxy name: api.chatbot-ai.gq
Target URL: http://127.0.0.1:3000
Sent Domain: $host

Click Submit

Now, try to visit api.chatbot-ai.gq, if it is showing 404 Not Found, then the server is ready to use.