Questions Regarding Running 'json-server' On Render.com

[SamuelBanya]

Hey there,

So I have a few projects I have deployed from my bootcamp experience that have a frontend based upon ‘Netlify’, and a backend that is running ‘json-server’ on Heroku.

Obviously, I want to move over my existing Heroku based repos running ‘json-server’ to use Render instead.

Is there an similar way to do this on Render.com where I can use an existing template to run ‘json-server’ and modify the second GitHub repo accordingly to reflect the new API endpoints for Render?

Thanks,

Sincerely,

Sam

[SamuelBanya]

Here’s an example project I recently made that uses Netlify and Heroku in tandem to show as an example:

Repos:

• GitHub - SamuelBanya/BackToTheDrawingBoard: 70's and 80's inspired comic book artist style drawing board web app that allows you to upload images to use as image references for creating art

• GitHub - SamuelBanya/BackToTheDrawingBoardJsonServer

[al_ps]

Hi Samuel,

Thanks for reaching out.

Have you tried spinning up a Render Web Service with your “json-server”?

I tried it, and it seemed to work by simply:

• New > Web Service
• Used https://github.com/SamuelBanya/BackToTheDrawingBoardJsonServer repo.
• Added a Build Command of npm install
• Added a Start Command of npm start

The deploy was successful.

If you have a specific issue or question regarding your setup, we’ll be happy to assist you further.

Thanks.

Alan