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Deploying Silobase to AWS ​

You can deploy Silobase to AWS using a variety of services, including Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, or App Runner. This guide provides a simple deployment approach using Elastic Beanstalk for running Node.js applications in a managed environment.

Silobase is a backend-only app. You'll need access to a PostgreSQL or MSSQL database — either hosted on AWS (like RDS or Azure SQL) or externally.

1. Prepare Your Project ​

Make sure your project is production-ready:

  • Build the app:
bash
npm run build
  • Create a Procfile in your root directory:
web: npm start
  • Ensure your package.json has the correct start script:
json
"scripts": {
  "start": "node server.js",
  "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json"
}
  • Confirm .env is configured with production database credentials:
env
DB_CLIENT=pg
DB_HOST=your-db-endpoint.amazonaws.com
DB_PORT=5432
DB_USER=admin
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
DB_NAME=silobase

API_KEY_READ=your-read-key
API_KEY_WRITE=your-write-key
API_KEY_FULL=your-full-key

Do not commit .env to Git. Use Elastic Beanstalk environment variables instead (see below).

2. Deploy Using Elastic Beanstalk ​

Step 1: Install EB CLI ​

bash
pip install awsebcli --upgrade

Authenticate with your AWS credentials:

bash
aws configure

Step 2: Initialize Beanstalk App ​

From your project root:

bash
eb init
  • Select your AWS region
  • Choose Node.js as your platform
  • Create a new application or choose an existing one

Step 3: Create Environment and Deploy ​

bash
eb create silobase-env --instance_type t2.micro

Once created:

bash
eb deploy

3. Set Environment Variables in AWS ​

After deploying, configure your database and API keys as environment variables:

bash
eb setenv DB_CLIENT=pg DB_HOST=... DB_PORT=5432 DB_USER=... DB_PASSWORD=... DB_NAME=...
eb setenv API_KEY_READ=... API_KEY_WRITE=... API_KEY_FULL=...

Or do this from the AWS Console:

  • Go to Elastic Beanstalk → Your Environment → Configuration → Software
  • Add your .env variables under Environment Properties

4. Verify Deployment ​

Visit your Beanstalk environment URL:

https://<your-env>.elasticbeanstalk.com/rest/v1/:table

Try a basic GET request with x-api-key:

bash
curl --location --request GET 'https://your-env.elasticbeanstalk.com/rest/v1/users' \
  --header 'x-api-key: your-read-key'

Notes ​

  • Make sure your RDS or MSSQL instance is accessible from the Elastic Beanstalk network (adjust security groups).
  • Logs can be checked via:
bash
eb logs
  • To redeploy changes:
bash
npm run build
eb deploy