Trouble with Next js + Express deployment using Zeit Now

Posted By: Anonymous

I have written a simple SSR Next js web page with an express server attached to handle some email functionality I have attached to a contact form.

I have tried deploying to now and, whilst the terminal says I have done so successfully, I get a 502 error when I make network requests to my express server.

now.json:

{
  "version": 2,
  "builds": [
    {"src": "package.json", "use": "@now/next"},
    {"src": "/server/index.js", "use": "@now/node-server"}
  ],
  "routes": [{"src": "/api/contact", "dest": "/server/index.js"}]
}

next.config.js:

const { PHASE_PRODUCTION_SERVER } =
  process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
    ? {} // We're never in "production server" phase when in development mode
    : !process.env.NOW_REGION 
      ? require('next/constants') // Get values from `next` package when building locally
      : require('next-server/constants'); // Get values from `next-server` package when building on now v2

module.exports = (phase, { defaultConfig }) => {
  if (phase === PHASE_PRODUCTION_SERVER) {
    // Config used to run in production.
    return {};
  }

  const withSass = require('@zeit/next-sass');

  return withSass();
};

I had a look at now-examples but unfortunately this particular combination of libraries isn’t represented and I’m not skilled enough a programmer to understand the inner workings of them myself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. My server code is

INDEX.JS

const express = require('express');
const next = require('next');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');

const mailer = require('./mailer/mailer.js');

const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
const app = next({ dev })
const handle = app.getRequestHandler()

app.prepare().then(() => {
  const server = express();

  server.use(bodyParser.json());

  server.get('*', (req, res) => {
    return handle(req, res);
  });

  server.post('/api/contact', (req, res) => {
    const { firstName, lastName, phoneNumber, emailAddress, messageText } = req.body

    mailer.send( firstName, lastName, phoneNumber, emailAddress, messageText ).then(() => {
      console.log(`Sent the message "${messageText}" from <${firstName}> ${emailAddress}.`);
      res.status(200);
      res.send('success')
    }).catch((error) => {
      console.log(`Failed to send the message "${messageText}" from <${firstName}> ${emailAddress} with the error ${error && error.message}`);
      res.status(400);
      res.send('failure')
    })
  });

  server.listen( (process.env.PORT || 3000) , (err) => {
    if (err) throw err
    console.log('> Read on http://localhost:3000')
  });

});

The rest of my next.js app is very straightforward.

Logs:

2019-03-19T11:01:49.575Z  [11:01:49] Compiling client
2019-03-19T11:01:49.598Z  [11:01:49] Compiling server
2019-03-19T11:01:52.602Z  [11:01:52] Compiled server in 3s
2019-03-19T11:02:00.177Z  info [email protected]: The platform "linux" is incompatible with this module.
2019-03-19T11:02:00.177Z  info "[email protected]" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
2019-03-19T11:02:00.183Z  [3/4] Linking dependencies...
2019-03-19T11:02:00.199Z  warning "@zeit/next-sass > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^2.0.0 || >= 3.0.0-rc.0 || ^3.0.0".
2019-03-19T11:02:00.200Z  warning "@zeit/next-sass > @zeit/next-css > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^4.0.0".
                          warning "@zeit/next-sass > @zeit/next-css > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^4.4.0".
2019-03-19T11:02:00.208Z  warning "next-optimized-images > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^4.3.0".
2019-03-19T11:02:00.209Z  warning "next-optimized-images > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^4.0.0".
                          warning "next-optimized-images > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0".
2019-03-19T11:02:00.209Z  warning " > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^15.6.0".
2019-03-19T11:02:02.880Z  [11:02:02] Compiled client in 13s
2019-03-19T11:02:03.396Z  compiling entrypoint with ncc...
2019-03-19T11:02:06.428Z  [4/4] Building fresh packages...
2019-03-19T11:02:08.530Z  success Saved lockfile.
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2019-03-19T11:02:11.670Z  $ NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=3000 next build --lambdas
2019-03-19T11:02:13.254Z  [11:02:13] Compiling client
2019-03-19T11:02:15.907Z  ncc: Module directory "/tmp/6b60c2d/user/node_modules/chokidar/lib" attempted to require "fsevents" but could not be resolved, assuming external.
2019-03-19T11:02:31.586Z  downloading user files...
2019-03-19T11:02:31.679Z  installing dependencies for user's code...
2019-03-19T11:02:31.680Z  installing to /tmp/84eaca5/user/server
2019-03-19T11:02:35.826Z  Browser assets sizes after gzip:

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2019-03-19T11:02:35.830Z  [11:02:35] Compiled client in 23s
2019-03-19T11:02:35.854Z  [11:02:35] Compiling server
2019-03-19T11:02:36.469Z  npm WARN
2019-03-19T11:02:36.470Z   [email protected] No repository field.
2019-03-19T11:02:36.470Z  npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules/fsevents):
                          npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for [email protected]: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})
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2019-03-19T11:02:36.658Z  WARN using --force
2019-03-19T11:02:36.658Z   I sure hope you know what you are doing.
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2019-03-19T11:03:10.921Z  info [email protected]: The platform "linux" is incompatible with this module.
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2019-03-19T11:03:10.931Z  [3/4] Linking dependencies...
2019-03-19T11:03:10.939Z  warning "@zeit/next-sass > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^2.0.0 || >= 3.0.0-rc.0 || ^3.0.0".
2019-03-19T11:03:10.940Z  warning "@zeit/next-sass > @zeit/next-css > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^4.0.0".
                          warning "@zeit/next-sass > @zeit/next-css > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^4.4.0".
2019-03-19T11:03:10.949Z  warning "next-optimized-images > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^4.0.0".
2019-03-19T11:03:10.950Z  warning "next-optimized-images > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^4.3.0".
2019-03-19T11:03:10.950Z  warning "next-optimized-images > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0".
2019-03-19T11:03:10.950Z  warning " > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "[email protected]^15.6.0".
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2019-03-19T23:29:10.708Z  REPORT RequestId: 2b7c115d-9d46-4eef-a2d9-4788ed22116a        Duration: 130.73 ms     Billed Duration: 200 ms         Memory Size: 3008 MB    Max Memory Used: 89 MB

Solution

you will have to use lambdas with the following now.json

{
    "version": 2,
    "builds": [
        { "src": "package.json", "use": "@now/next" },
        { "src": "lambda_file.js", "use": "@now/node"}
    ],
    "routes": [
        { "src": "api_route", "dest": "lambda_file.js"}
    ]
}

Answered By: Anonymous

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