I built a full-stack app, how should I host it? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 weeks ago by echodrift@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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So basically I built a backend with some working endpoint and I built a React Frontend. I can run both things locally and I hosted the page on Cloudflare pages which is working. But now I’m wondering if that’s a good idea?

I have never done this before and I’m wondering if it’s secure enough to host the backend on some server and allow a CORS header to let the Frontend generate requests?

The alternative would be to host Frontend and backend on a VPS and then route my domain that I bought on Cloudflare there, but then I’m thinking that in case my Frontend is insecure somehow the whole instance would be compromised, no?

I hope this is the right platform to ask as I’m pretty new here.

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[-] echodrift@programming.dev 2 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks, this is reassuring. Yeah I don’t really know what I’m doing with the headers but trying my best to be as restrictive as possible. I think I’m still doing something wrong with the headers because I can’t seem to connect to the backend when the fronting is deployed.

Yeah I’m super paranoid about what I’m exposing, I made sure that there are no environment variables or secrets exposed.

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 4 weeks ago

Hang in there. CORS is a huge pain in the ass on the best day.

That said, if the issue is CORS, there should be a pretty specific message in the browser debug menu. Note that, if I've read that page correctly, the error won't be available to JavaScript runtime, as an intentional security "feature".

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