Allen justforuse

Node.js Deployment

Steps to deploy a Node.js app to DigitalOcean using PM2, NGINX as a reverse proxy and an SSL from LetsEncrypt

If you use the referal link below, you get $10 free (1 or 2 months) https://m.do.co/c/5424d440c63a

I will be using the root user, but would suggest creating a new user

The package that linked you here is now pure ESM. It cannot be require()'d from CommonJS.

This means you have the following choices:

Use ESM yourself. (preferred)
Use import foo from 'foo' instead of const foo = require('foo') to import the package. You also need to put "type": "module" in your package.json and more. Follow the below guide.
If the package is used in an async context, you could use await import(…) from CommonJS instead of require(…).
Stay on the existing version of the package until you can move to ESM.

Note,

The following was first published by Sindre Sorhus in Jan 13 2021 at https://blog.sindresorhus.com/get-ready-for-esm-aa53530b3f77 but have since disappeard from the Internet. Thus republishing it below --

JavaScript Modules will soon be a reality for Node.js package maintainers.

	const express = require('express');
	const multer = require('multer');
	const app = express();
	const router = express.Router();
	const path = require('path');

	const Storage = multer.diskStorage({
	destination: './public/images',
	filename: (req, file, cb) => {
	const fileName =

	// @return Promise<boolean>
	async function askWritePermission() {
	try {
	// The clipboard-write permission is granted automatically to pages
	// when they are the active tab. So it's not required, but it's more safe.
	const { state } = await navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'clipboard-write' })
	return state === 'granted'
	} catch (error) {
	// Browser compatibility / Security error (ONLY HTTPS) ...
	return false