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## AWS Elastic Beanstalk - Node.js
### Prerequisites
1. make sure the node.js application has a _npm start_ command specified in the __package.json__ file like the following example
```
{
"name": "application-name",
"version": "0.0.1",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"start": "node app"
},
"dependencies": {
"express": "3.1.0",
"jade": "*",
"mysql": "*",
"async": "*",
"node-uuid": "*"
}
```
2. zip the application, and make sure to not zip the parent folder, only the files together, like:
```
\Parent - (exclude the folder itself from the the zip)
- file1 - (include in zip)
- subfolder1 (include in zip)
- file2 (include in zip)
- file3 (include in zip)
```
### Solution
1. Create a "New Environment"
2. Select Environment => _Web Server Environment_
3. Fill the Create a web server environment section
a. Fill the "Application Name"
4. Fill the Environment information section
a. Fill the "Environment Name"
b. Domain - "Leave for autogenerated value"
5. Platform
a. Choose Platform => _node.js_
6. Application Code => upload the Zipped Code from your local computer
7. Create Environment
8. Wait for the environment to come up
9. Check the website
a. Navigate to the _Applications_ tab,
b. select the recently created node.js app
c. click on the URL - highlighted
### Documentation
[Elastic Beanstalk / Node.js getting started](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/nodejs-getstarted.html)