{"id":306,"date":"2026-03-17T21:38:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/?p=306"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:38:58","slug":"free-vps-nextjs-react-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Free VPS for Deploying a Next.js \/ React App (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Vercel and Netlify are great until you hit their free tier limits \u2014 bandwidth caps, function timeouts, no persistent processes, no background jobs. A free VPS gives you a real server you fully control, and deploying a Next.js or React app on one takes under 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>This guide covers everything: Node.js install, building your app, keeping it alive with PM2, routing traffic through Nginx, and locking it down with HTTPS. Works for Next.js 13\/14\/15 with the App Router and standard Create React App projects.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-308 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"912\" height=\"497\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app-768x419.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 912px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 912\/497;\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"why-vps\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_a_VPS_Beats_Vercel_and_Netlify_Free_Tiers\"><\/span>Why a VPS Beats Vercel and Netlify Free Tiers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f5b1b998ad2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" 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href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#What_You_Need_Before_You_Start\" >What You Need Before You Start<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Step_1_%E2%80%94_Get_a_Free_VPS\" >Step 1 \u2014 Get a Free VPS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Step_2_%E2%80%94_Install_Nodejs_on_Ubuntu\" >Step 2 \u2014 Install Node.js on Ubuntu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Step_3_%E2%80%94_Upload_or_Clone_Your_Nextjs_App\" >Step 3 \u2014 Upload or Clone Your Next.js App<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Option_A_%E2%80%94_Clone_from_GitHub_recommended\" >Option A \u2014 Clone from GitHub (recommended)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Option_B_%E2%80%94_Upload_via_SCP_from_your_local_machine\" >Option B \u2014 Upload via SCP from your local machine<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Step_4_%E2%80%94_Install_Dependencies_and_Build\" >Step 4 \u2014 Install Dependencies and Build<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Step_5_%E2%80%94_Run_the_App_with_PM2\" >Step 5 \u2014 Run the App with PM2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Step_6_%E2%80%94_Set_Up_Nginx_as_a_Reverse_Proxy\" >Step 6 \u2014 Set Up Nginx as a Reverse Proxy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Step_7_%E2%80%94_Add_HTTPS_with_Certbot\" >Step 7 \u2014 Add HTTPS with Certbot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Step_8_%E2%80%94_Test_Your_Deployment\" >Step 8 \u2014 Test Your Deployment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#Common_Issues_and_Fixes\" >Common Issues and Fixes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/blog\/free-vps-nextjs-react-app\/#VPS_vs_Vercel_vs_Netlify_%E2%80%94_Full_Comparison\" >VPS vs Vercel vs Netlify \u2014 Full Comparison<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Vercel and Netlify are convenient for static sites. The moment your app needs a persistent process, a database connection that stays open, background workers, or WebSockets, their free tiers fall apart. A VPS doesn&#8217;t have any of those restrictions.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 258px;\" width=\"694\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Free VPS<\/th>\n<th>Vercel Free<\/th>\n<th>Netlify Free<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Monthly bandwidth<\/td>\n<td>Generous fair-use<\/td>\n<td>100 GB<\/td>\n<td>100 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Serverless function timeout<\/td>\n<td>No limit (persistent)<\/td>\n<td>10 seconds<\/td>\n<td>10 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>WebSocket support<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Background jobs \/ cron<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Limited<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Custom ports<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cold starts<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Full Next.js API routes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Partial<\/td>\n<td>Partial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Root server access<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Developers who want zero cold starts, full Next.js API route support, WebSocket apps, or anything that needs a process running 24\/7 without time limits.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"what-you-need\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_You_Need_Before_You_Start\"><\/span>What You Need Before You Start<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A VPS running Ubuntu 22.04 (20.04 and 24.04 work too) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/free-linux-vps.html\">a free Linux VPS<\/a> is enough for most apps<\/li>\n<li>Root or sudo SSH access to the server<\/li>\n<li>A Next.js or React app ready to deploy (local repo or GitHub)<\/li>\n<li>A domain name pointed to your VPS&#8217;s IP (needed for HTTPS \u2014 optional but recommended)<\/li>\n<li>About 20 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No control panel, no cPanel, no GUI required. Everything runs from the terminal.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"get-free-vps\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_%E2%80%94_Get_a_Free_VPS\"><\/span>Step 1 \u2014 Get a Free VPS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You need a VPS with a public IP, SSH access, and Ubuntu pre-installed. AlaVPS&#8217;s free tier gives you 2 vCPU, 8 GB DDR5 RAM, and 128 GB NVMe storage \u2014 well above what a Next.js app needs at launch.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/alavps.com\/free-linux-vps.html\">AlaVPS Free Linux VPS<\/a>, pick Ubuntu 22.04, choose a location close to your users, and you&#8217;ll have SSH credentials within a few minutes. No credit card required.<\/p>\n<p>Once your VPS is ready, SSH in:<\/p>\n<pre><code>ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Before anything else, run a quick update:<\/p>\n<pre><code>apt update &amp;&amp; apt upgrade -y<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"install-node\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_%E2%80%94_Install_Nodejs_on_Ubuntu\"><\/span>Step 2 \u2014 Install Node.js on Ubuntu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Don&#8217;t use the default Ubuntu Node.js package \u2014 it&#8217;s outdated. Use the NodeSource repository to get a current LTS version:<\/p>\n<pre><code># Install Node.js 20 LTS (recommended for Next.js 14\/15)\r\ncurl -fsSL https:\/\/deb.nodesource.com\/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -\r\nsudo apt install -y nodejs\r\n\r\n# Verify versions\r\nnode --version   # should show v20.x.x\r\nnpm --version    # should show 10.x.x<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Install PM2 globally \u2014 this is what keeps your app running after you close the SSH session:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo npm install -g pm2<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Verify PM2 installed:<\/p>\n<pre><code>pm2 --version<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"upload-app\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_%E2%80%94_Upload_or_Clone_Your_Nextjs_App\"><\/span>Step 3 \u2014 Upload or Clone Your Next.js App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Two options depending on your workflow:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Option_A_%E2%80%94_Clone_from_GitHub_recommended\"><\/span>Option A \u2014 Clone from GitHub (recommended)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<pre><code># Install Git if not already present\r\nsudo apt install -y git\r\n\r\n# Clone your repo into \/var\/www\r\nmkdir -p \/var\/www\r\ncd \/var\/www\r\ngit clone https:\/\/github.com\/YOUR_USERNAME\/YOUR_REPO.git myapp\r\ncd myapp<\/code><\/pre>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Option_B_%E2%80%94_Upload_via_SCP_from_your_local_machine\"><\/span>Option B \u2014 Upload via SCP from your local machine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<pre><code># Run this on your LOCAL machine, not the server\r\nscp -r .\/your-nextjs-app root@YOUR_SERVER_IP:\/var\/www\/myapp<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Then on the server:<\/p>\n<pre><code>cd \/var\/www\/myapp<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Either way, make sure you&#8217;re inside your app directory before the next step.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"build-app\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_%E2%80%94_Install_Dependencies_and_Build\"><\/span>Step 4 \u2014 Install Dependencies and Build<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<pre><code># Install all dependencies from package.json\r\nnpm install\r\n\r\n# Build the production bundle\r\nnpm run build<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The build output should end with something like <code>\u2713 Compiled successfully<\/code> or list your page routes. If it errors, it&#8217;s almost always a missing environment variable \u2014 create a <code>.env.production<\/code> file in your project root:<\/p>\n<pre><code>nano .env.production<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Add your environment variables one per line:<\/p>\n<pre><code>DATABASE_URL=your_database_url\r\nNEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/api<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Then re-run <code>npm run build<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For plain React apps (Create React App):<\/strong> the build command is the same \u2014 <code>npm run build<\/code>. But instead of running it with PM2, you&#8217;ll serve the static <code>build\/<\/code> folder directly through Nginx. Skip to Step 6 if that&#8217;s your setup.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"pm2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_%E2%80%94_Run_the_App_with_PM2\"><\/span>Step 5 \u2014 Run the App with PM2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PM2 keeps your Next.js process alive permanently \u2014 through SSH disconnects, crashes, and server reboots.<\/p>\n<pre><code># Start the Next.js app with PM2\r\npm2 start npm --name \"myapp\" -- start\r\n\r\n# Save the PM2 process list so it survives reboots\r\npm2 save\r\n\r\n# Set PM2 to auto-start on system boot\r\npm2 startup systemd<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>PM2 will output a command starting with <code>sudo env PATH=...<\/code> \u2014 copy and run that command exactly as shown. It registers PM2 with systemd.<\/p>\n<p>Check your app is running:<\/p>\n<pre><code>pm2 status        # shows all running processes\r\npm2 logs myapp    # shows live output \/ errors<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>By default, Next.js runs on port 3000. Confirm it&#8217;s listening:<\/p>\n<pre><code>curl localhost:3000<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>You should get your app&#8217;s HTML back. If you get a connection refused, check <code>pm2 logs myapp<\/code> for errors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"nginx\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_6_%E2%80%94_Set_Up_Nginx_as_a_Reverse_Proxy\"><\/span>Step 6 \u2014 Set Up Nginx as a Reverse Proxy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Next.js runs on port 3000. Nginx sits in front and routes traffic from port 80\/443 to it \u2014 and handles compression, caching headers, and HTTPS termination.<\/p>\n<pre><code># Install Nginx\r\nsudo apt install -y nginx\r\n\r\n# Create a config file for your app\r\nsudo nano \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/myapp<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Paste this config, replacing <code>yourdomain.com<\/code> with your actual domain (or your server&#8217;s IP if you&#8217;re not using a domain yet):<\/p>\n<pre><code>server {\r\n    listen 80;\r\n    server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;\r\n\r\n    # Enable gzip compression for faster page loads\r\n    gzip on;\r\n    gzip_types text\/plain text\/css application\/json application\/javascript text\/xml;\r\n\r\n    location \/ {\r\n        proxy_pass http:\/\/localhost:3000;\r\n        proxy_http_version 1.1;\r\n        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;\r\n        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';\r\n        proxy_set_header Host $host;\r\n        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;\r\n        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;\r\n        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;\r\n        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    # Serve Next.js static assets directly for better performance\r\n    location \/_next\/static\/ {\r\n        proxy_pass http:\/\/localhost:3000;\r\n        expires 1y;\r\n        add_header Cache-Control \"public, immutable\";\r\n    }\r\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Save and enable it:<\/p>\n<pre><code># Enable the site\r\nsudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/myapp \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/\r\n\r\n# Remove the default site to avoid conflicts\r\nsudo rm \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/default\r\n\r\n# Test the config for syntax errors\r\nsudo nginx -t\r\n\r\n# Reload Nginx\r\nsudo systemctl reload nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Open port 80 in the firewall:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'\r\nsudo ufw allow OpenSSH\r\nsudo ufw enable<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Visit <code>http:\/\/YOUR_SERVER_IP<\/code> in a browser. Your Next.js app should load.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"https\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_7_%E2%80%94_Add_HTTPS_with_Certbot\"><\/span>Step 7 \u2014 Add HTTPS with Certbot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This step requires a domain name pointed at your server&#8217;s IP. If you&#8217;re testing with just an IP, skip this for now.<\/p>\n<pre><code># Install Certbot and the Nginx plugin\r\nsudo apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx\r\n\r\n# Request a certificate and auto-configure Nginx\r\nsudo certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com -d www.yourdomain.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Certbot will ask for your email, accept terms, and then automatically update your Nginx config to handle HTTPS and redirect HTTP to HTTPS.<\/p>\n<p>Test auto-renewal:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo certbot renew --dry-run<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Certificates auto-renew every 90 days via a systemd timer \u2014 nothing else you need to do.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"test\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_8_%E2%80%94_Test_Your_Deployment\"><\/span>Step 8 \u2014 Test Your Deployment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<pre><code># Check Nginx is running\r\nsudo systemctl status nginx\r\n\r\n# Check your app is running under PM2\r\npm2 status\r\n\r\n# Confirm your app responds on port 3000 locally\r\ncurl localhost:3000\r\n\r\n# If you have a domain, check the HTTPS endpoint\r\ncurl -I https:\/\/yourdomain.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The <code>curl -I<\/code> response should show <code>HTTP\/2 200<\/code> and a <code>server: nginx<\/code> header. If it does, you&#8217;re live.<\/p>\n<p>To deploy updates in the future:<\/p>\n<pre><code>cd \/var\/www\/myapp\r\ngit pull                 # pull latest code\r\nnpm install              # install any new dependencies\r\nnpm run build            # rebuild production bundle\r\npm2 restart myapp        # restart the process<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"troubleshooting\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_Issues_and_Fixes\"><\/span>Common Issues and Fixes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Problem<\/th>\n<th>Likely Cause<\/th>\n<th>Fix<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>502 Bad Gateway from Nginx<\/td>\n<td>Next.js app not running on port 3000<\/td>\n<td>Run <code>pm2 status<\/code> and <code>pm2 logs myapp<\/code> \u2014 restart with <code>pm2 restart myapp<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Build fails with memory error<\/td>\n<td>Not enough RAM for large app builds<\/td>\n<td>Run <code>NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=512 npm run build<\/code> to limit memory usage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>App crashes after SSH disconnect<\/td>\n<td>PM2 startup not configured<\/td>\n<td>Run <code>pm2 startup systemd<\/code> and execute the output command, then <code>pm2 save<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Static files returning 404<\/td>\n<td>Wrong Nginx proxy path or build not run<\/td>\n<td>Confirm <code>.next\/<\/code> folder exists in your app directory \u2014 if not, run <code>npm run build<\/code> again<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Certbot fails \u2014 domain not resolving<\/td>\n<td>DNS not propagated yet<\/td>\n<td>Check DNS with <code>dig yourdomain.com<\/code> \u2014 wait for propagation, then rerun Certbot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Environment variables not loading<\/td>\n<td>Wrong env file for production<\/td>\n<td>Use <code>.env.production<\/code> (not <code>.env.local<\/code>) and rebuild after any changes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Port 80 unreachable from browser<\/td>\n<td>UFW or cloud firewall blocking<\/td>\n<td>Check <code>sudo ufw status<\/code> and your VPS provider&#8217;s firewall panel \u2014 both need port 80\/443 open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The most common issue is the PM2 startup command not being run after <code>pm2 startup systemd<\/code>. If your app disappears after a reboot, that&#8217;s always the first thing to check.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"vps-vs-vercel\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_vs_Vercel_vs_Netlify_%E2%80%94_Full_Comparison\"><\/span>VPS vs Vercel vs Netlify \u2014 Full Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The right choice depends on your app&#8217;s architecture. 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