test-render

A simple Express.js "Hello World" application configured for deployment on Render cloud platform.

Overview

This project demonstrates a minimal Express.js web server that serves a styled HTML page with confetti animation. It's designed as a starting template for Node.js applications on Render.

Features

Express.js server - Lightweight web framework for Node.js
Confetti animation - Interactive welcome page with particle effects
Production ready - Configured with proper timeouts and environment variables
Render deployment - Includes render.yaml configuration for seamless deployment

Tech Stack

Runtime: Node.js
Framework: Express.js 5.0
Package Manager: Yarn
Deployment: Render (free tier)
Frontend: Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS with canvas-confetti library

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
yarn install

# Start the server
yarn start
# or
node app.js

The application will be available at http://localhost:3001 (or the port specified by PORT environment variable).

Deployment

This project is configured for Render deployment using the included render.yaml file. The configuration includes:

Free tier web service
Automatic builds with yarn install --frozen-lockfile
Production environment variables
Proper server timeout settings for cloud deployment

Project Structure

app.js - Main Express server with embedded HTML
package.json - Node.js dependencies and scripts
render.yaml - Render platform deployment configuration
yarn.lock - Dependency lock file