Deploy a NestJS API with a Database Connection

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Full tutorial with screenshots: https://blog.light-cloud.com/tutorials/deploy-a-nestjs-api

Deploy a NestJS API with PostgreSQL on Light Cloud: PORT from the environment, a pg pool sized for serverless, request validation, a health check that tests the database, and why the start script should run node dist/main.

Level: Intermediate · Time: about 20 minutes · Plan: Starter · Stack: NestJS 12, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, node-postgres

Steps

• Step 1: Create the project
• Step 2: Start the compiled app
• Step 3: Connect to PostgreSQL
• Step 4: Add the routes
• Step 5: Create the database
• Step 6: Run it against the database
• Step 7: Push and deploy
• Step 8: Use the live API

Source code: https://github.com/light-cloud-com/tutorial-nestjs-api

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