Migrating a full stack application to Render.com - tips/advice

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Hi there,

Because Heroku removed their free tier, I will be transitioning all of my full stack apps to Render.com. I am posting here to get some advice on how one of my projects should be set up.

Tech Stack:

  • React Frontend
  • Flask Backend
  • Postgres Database
  • AWS S3 bucket for image storage

After skimming thorough some of the Render docs, I am not sure what the best approach would be. I seems I will need to set up a Postgres database through Render for sure but for the rest of the above, should I:

  1. Set up a separate web service for each of the above. If I do this, does each service needs its own github repo or can they live within one repo?

  2. Use a blueprint? Seems like I could use this to set up every service with one build file. Seems like the best option.

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Hey Nikolas,

Here are my 2 cents:

  1. Use a static site service for your React front-end (it’s free)
  2. Use a web service for your Flask backend (it’s free with limitations)
  3. Use a Postgres Database service for your Postgres Database
  4. To replace S3, you can use Render Disks or simply use your S3 storage links within your app

Jérémy, Render Support

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